Metropolitan Klezmer



Eve accepts Metropolitan Klezmer's 2004 Outmusic Award for OUTSTANDING NEW RECORDING - INSTRUMENTAL (Surprising Finds). Eve Sicular was also nominated for a 2004 OMA as OUTSTANDING PRODUCER for "Greetings from the Isle of Klezbos"

Metropolitan Klezmer at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater, NYC Click here for more Joe's Pub images, including a video clip!

The Greater Metropolitan Klezmer Band, fall 1994: The great Howie Leess on clarinet - gearing up for our first recording! photo by Donna Binder

Metropolitan Klezmer, fall 1997 in the 12th Street garden: [L-R] Debby Karpel, Dave Hofstra, Steve Elson, Michael Hess, Eve Sicular, Ismail Butera just before the release of "Yiddish For Travelers". photo by Dennis Kleiman

Metropolitan Klezmer, February 1997 in the Westbeth courtyard: Steve Elson (clarinet), Michael Hess (violin), Eve Sicular (drums), Dave Hofstra (bass), Ismail Butera (accordion) still doing the all-instrumental, sun setting over the Hudson as we wrap up our rehearsal. photo by Donna Binder

Metropolitan Klezmer performing on CNN Worldbeat (live from Makor, NYC) - 'Crazy for Klezmer' show

Metropolitan Klezmer between sets at Tonic, early 1999: Debby Karpel, Ismail Butera, Michael Hess, Steve Elson, Pam Fleming, Eve Sicular, Dave Hofstra and Harris Wulfson in the wine cellar on the Lower East Side. photo by Dennis Kleiman

pre-show glimpse at the 2004 Women's World Music series in Montclair NJ, including the Klezbos debut of accordionist Terri Conti. (photo: John Skillin)

Isle of Klezbos performing on CNN Worldbeat (live from Makor, NYC) - 'Crazy for Klezmer' show

Isle of Klezbos in El Sol Brilliante garden on East 12th Street, NYC; as published in The Advocate (photo: Gigi Stoll)

Klezbos enjoying the show at Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, August 2001: Eve, Rachelle, and Debby Karpelina relaxing on the sidelines the day after our NightStage set (no pics of Debby's latex Madoyna boustier concert outfit have emerged!!). photographer unknown; anonymous was a woman

Isle of Klezbos at Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, 8/15/03 [photo credit: Patricia Lay-Dorsey & friends]

Dancing to Isle of Klezbos at Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, 8/15/03 [photo credit: Patricia Lay-Dorsey & friends]

February 2000: Klezbos rehearsing at CB's Gallery on the Bowery, NYC. photo by Christine Whitehead

July 2001: tax dollars at work - Isle of Klezbos meets Long Island! A local politician makes with the photo op; later his office sent us a bevy of these 8x10s so we too can remember this magic moment.

Performing at Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, August 1998; the sun was setting over the audience and hundreds of women were dancing in front of Night Stage. Catherine Popper is already here as bassist; Meg Montgomery is subbing for Pam (who was off on tour with Natalie Merchant and guesting with the Indigo Girls at Lilith Fair). For more credits, see the Spring 1998 promo photo below.

An early incarnation of Isle of Klezbos at Pam's place after rehearsal, spring 1998: Nicki Parrott (bass), Franya Berkman (bari sax), Pam Fleming (trumpet), Rachelle Garniez (accordion), Carol Chaikin (clarinet/sax), Becky Miller (vioin), Eve Sicular (drums) - this crew was the precursor of our working band for Michigan Night Stage our first time around... before Lilith Fair took Pam for the summer, after Debby Karpel was summoned to opera workshop in Europe, and just prior to Catherine Popper joining as our bassist. Photo by Christine Whitehead

 

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