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Community Klezmer Bands
Two synagogues in the Chicagoland area bring in Maxwell Street musicians to lead rehearsals and performances with their own House Klezmer Bands comprised of congregation members.
​These grassroots bands perform for Simchat Torah, Hanukkah and Purim celebrations, as well as playing at nursing homes and festivals.
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If your congregation is interested in starting its own community klezmer band, contact us
at klezmermusicfoundation@gmail.com or call (847) 675-4800.
In these videos, you will hear a sample of the music our community klezmer bands perform.
Featured Community Klezmer Bands
The Grateful Klez
(Temple Sholom, Chicago, IL)
Heavy Shtetl
(The Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation, Evanston, IL)
Heavy Shtetl, Hanukkah 2024, with Lori Lippitz and Ivo Braun of Maxwell Street Klezmer Band