Klez Dispensers - A Hanukkah Celebration

Sunday, December 6, 2009, 2:00 PM
$15/$12 Members; $12 Children/$10 Member Children

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"...the voice of both klezmer past and future..." (The Forward); "The finest young group playing classic American style klezmer I have heard..." (Peter Sokolow, Klezmer legend)

Celebrate Hanukkah with a bouncing American-style klezmer concert that blends traditional holiday songs, Yiddish swing, and the band's original arrangements that highlight their versatile improvisational skills and fun personalities.

The Klez Dispensers are juicy, fresh and daring. They've been dishing up their signature state-of-the-art, swinging American-style klezmer since their college days. Audiences can't get enough of their exciting performances, impeccable
arrangements and versatile improvisations. The band's repertoire includes classic klezmer, Yiddish swing and original compositions. Individually, each Dispenser is an accomplished musician contributing skill, personality and artistry to the group. Their sensitive blend of old world and downtown appeals to all generations.

The Klez Dispensers have crammed their sound into New York nooks such as Satalla, Makor, Tonic, and CBGB's, filled Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park, the Montreal International Jazz Festival, and the Cape May Music Festival, and lent their joyful noise to countless celebrations and festivals. The opening track of their second album, "New Jersey Freylekhs," was included on the compilation "Celebrate Klezmer," and two other tracks were featured in the award-winning film "The Tribe." Critical acclaim of "New Jersey Freylekhs" appeared in The Forward and the July
2004 edition of All About Jazz - New York. The album was awarded Best Klezmer Album at the Just Plain Folks 2006 Music Awards.

Formed in 1998, the band is an eight-piece ensemble comprising clarinet, trumpet, saxophone, violin, piano, bass, drums and vocals.