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Klezwoods

Klezwoods

Traditional klezmer & modern ottoman empire jam band music for Jewish & non-Jewish weddings, mitzvahs, parties, festivals, & concerts. Serving Boston & New England.

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Klezwoods Press Kit

As seen at:

The Kennedy Center
Fenway Park
Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Klezwoods: An American Distortion of Klezmer Music

Ready for a modern klezmer and global music experience that will knock your audience's socks off?

Why Present Klezwoods?

  • Your audience wants to dance, have fun, and experience joy at the end of the show
  • You want a modern, progressive, evolving take on the klezmer genre that isn't just another group playing traditional songs
  • Your audience likes talkback and history about the genre (i.e. education) from a group of experts including a Tufts University music professor, a cantor, and a lifelong klezmer bandleader
  • You want to hear how a progressive group with both Jewish and non-Jewish members composes, arranges, and performs klezmer music with a global perspective

Our Story & Bio

Klezwoods is a wild amalgam of strings, horns, and percussion that melds the spirit of Jewish, Eastern European, Arabic, and North African music traditions with modern grooves, improvisation, and melodic interplay. The ensemble serves as a truly modern American melting pot of musical cultures, as each world renowned performer brings a unique voice and musical background to the mix. The formidable range of the band members and tightly arranged melodies only add to the audience's experience of Klezwoods' music: wildly exuberant Balkan wedding parties, somber clarinet melodies, stately Ottoman-inspired themes, upbeat klezmer dances, and barn burning, funky North African beats. All are presented in a dynamic manner that is unique to Klezwoods, while embracing and paying deep respect to all of these cultural and musical influences. Simply put, "it's a party you won't want to miss out on." (MuzikReviews.com)

Listen @ Spotify
YouTube

Samples of our Global, Klezmer-Adjacent Dance Music:

Samples of our Traditional Klezmer Music:

The 30th Meridian: From Cairo to St. Petersburg with Love
The 30th Meridian (2012)
Toy Monkey
Toy Monkey (2018)
Oy Yeah!
Oy Yeah (2010)

Technical Documents

  • Production Rider
  • Backline
  • PA Input List

Social Media

  • Facebook

Press Photos

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Contact Us

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Interested in discussing a booking for Klezwoods on your  concert series or festival? Contact me—Brian O'Neill—via email, phone (617.905.9660), or schedule a 30min call:

Email Brian
Book a 30-Min Call

©2022 Klezwoods Music • brian@klezwoods.com • 1.617.905.9660

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Find Us

Address
123 Main Street
New York, NY 10001

Hours
Monday–Friday: 9:00AM–5:00PM
Saturday & Sunday: 11:00AM–3:00PM

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