Wow - I haven’t played a solo show in NYC in over 10 years! I’m so proud to be part of this very long standing music and activist coffeehouse. I will definitely do What Is This World Gonna Do, the song I recorded with Fred Gillen.
And I love that I can walk there from my apartment in the village!
239 Thompson St., NYC
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I met Sue the last time we played at Music at the Ridge and we hit it off so well that we decided to play another double bill. She is a lovely songwriter and great storyteller - come see us both!
I am presenting my show “Fiddling Around the World” at the Croton Free Library. I am really excited to pull out some Swedish, Italian, Argentinian Tango, And Japanese melodies that I’ve played with various bands over the years. It’s amazing how the violin travels!
Part time Peekskill resident Lisa Gutkin is thrilled to return to the Beanrunner with a program featuring Lisa on violin, tenor guitar and voice, bassist extraordinaire Gilad Ephrat, and special guests from the extended table that they’ve been sharing since Gilad arrived in the US this summer.
Gilad Ephrat is an internationally acclaimed bassist and composer. Celebrated for his distinctive sound that blends classical, jazz, and global folk, his work has been honored worldwide. Gilad is a multiple award-winner in the prestigious John Lennon International Songwriting Contest, and he has had the honor of performing for royalty at the iconic Royal Albert Hall in London.
The last stop on The Klezmatics Scandinavian tour in Denmark. Excited to be playing there, it’s sure to be a good time!
Tickets available here
It’s off to Stockholm, Sweden for my next show with The Klezmatics! Can’t wait to try some local food too.
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Another show in the beautiful country of Finland with the Klezmatics, this time as part of the WOMEX showcase. Learn more here.
I am excited to be touring Scandinavia with the Klezmatics as part of our 40th anniversary tour. First stop: Finland!
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I’ll be interviewing Jake Shulman-Ment especially about 2 projects of his that I really love: Midwood and Two Strings with Abigale Reisman. We will spin some cuts from his own history and the music that influenced him and even play a few tunes live as well. Not to be missed!
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Lemon Bucket Orkestra and The Klezmatics back in Toronto at Parkdale Hall
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My good friend Melody Allegra is starting a new music series at Mathilde in Brooklyn, and I am her first guest! Yay. I’ve asked Ilya Shneyveys to join me and we will play a variety of tunes, lots of them klezmer.
5th Ave and 20th St in Brooklyn. 8-10.
I love this new show I’ve put together. I’m calling it “To Broadway and Back,” and I will play music from my own theater pieces, as well as some more known Broadway melodies and share some stories from my time in theater.
Cherry Hill Library 2:30 pm 1100 Kings Highway North
The concert is free, but registration is required.
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Klezmatics are happy to be part of the summer’s celebration of the reopening of Wagner Park. Join us for a 4pm show!
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Come hang with the Klezmatics for one set at 4:30 at The Montebello Jazz fest in Montebello, NY just south of Harriman State Park.
It’s rain or shine, so bring a blanket or chair if it’s nice out!
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One set only on Sunday at the famous Falcon Ridge Festival in Goshen, CT
Join me for dinner at the Salon Stage of the iconic Towne Crier in Beacon, NY. The music is complimentary with dinner and the food is great!
379 Main Street
Beacon, NY
(845) 855-1300
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To Broadway and Back - a captivating wander through the musical landscape of a legendary fiddler/singer/composer whose artistry has contributed to both Tony and Grammy Award wins. Lisa Gutkin has always toggled the concert and theater worlds. As the composer for four plays - one of which went to Broadway - and three film scores, the violinist of the acclaimed Klezmatics is sure to bring a tune for everyone to enjoy. The show features music from her Broadway and off-Broadway scores and Broadway classics that feature the violin.
with The Klezmatics and solo. Save the Date. Details to be announced.
“While the band have done a sterling job promoting interest in Klezmer and Yiddish music, you can’t overlook what they’re adored for — catchy, pulse-quickening party tunes and heart-warming melodies — just try to watch them and not a) weep or b) stop yourself dancing.” - The Jewish Chronicle
Join us for an unforgettable night of music as The Klezmatics, Grammy-winning klezmer superstars, present a live pre-premiere of their highly anticipated new album—their first in a decade! Known for revolutionizing Yiddish music, The Klezmatics have been blending Eastern European Jewish roots with fearless contemporary themes and global influences for nearly 40 years. Their electrifying sound fuses klezmer with Latin stomps, jazz riffs, and rhythms from the Balkans, Middle East, Africa, and beyond. As part of this exclusive event, The Klezmatics will be joined by special guest Enver Izmaylov, a legendary guitarist and master of the tapping technique. A true innovator, Izmaylov seamlessly weaves jazz, Crimean Tatar, Balkan, and Turkish folk traditions into his virtuosic compositions. His groundbreaking artistry has earned him international acclaim, collaborations with icons like Bobby McFerrin, Tommy Emmanuel, and King Crimson’s Pat Masteloto & Tony Levin, and the title of People’s Artist of Ukraine. Don’t miss this extraordinary collaboration, where klezmer meets world jazz mastery, setting the stage for an album that promises to be The Klezmatics’ most dynamic and genre-defying yet!
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Registration for this event will be open from May 20, 2025 @ 7:00pm to June 12, 2025 @ 7:00pm.
Lisa Gutkin is a Grammy-winning fiddler, songwriter and singer. She is known widely for her work with The Klezmatics, and for her compositions in the Tony winning Broadway show Indecent. She had a cameo on Sex and the City, and has played with Irish greats John Whelan, Tommy Sands, and the Clancy Brothers. Lisa will draw from her time spent in Ireland singing and playing in sessions to create an atmosphere so warm you will think you are sitting around the fire in an old stone pub.
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Lisa Gutkin is a Grammy award winning member of the acclaimed Klezmatics. In this concert she draws on her vast experience to take you on a magical, musical journey around the world with her fiddle. Tantsn un Shpringen (dancing and jumping), named after the Saturday night dances of her childhood in her Yiddish-speaking summer community, is a show near to Lisa’s heart. Dedicated to her Grandmother and Great Aunt, the Grammy winning violinist will sweep you away with freylekhs (dance tunes), doynas (mournful melodies), and songs about love and life sung in English and Yiddish.
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340 Plainfield Ave, Edison, NJ 08817
(732) 287-2298
helpdesk@edisonpubliclibrary.org
Lisa Gutkin on Stage w/ Brian Glassman
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Lisa Gutkin has crafted a courageously varied artistic career by bringing an instantly relatable style to audiences through her theater, music, and storytelling. A masterful Grammy Award-winning and Tony adjacent violinist, singer/songwriter, actor, and composer, Lisa is recognized for her work with the groundbreaking, Grammy winning Jewish Roots band The Klezmatics, as fiddler for the Downtown Celtic band Whirligig, and for her scoring, performance, and music direction in the two time Tony Award-winning play, Indecent. She had an on-screen cameo and compositions featured in Sex and the City; performed in Sting’s Broadway musical The Last Ship; and her song Gonna Get Through This World - with words by Woody Guthrie - was hailed by Pete Seeger, as “a piece of genius.” Lisa appears on hundreds of recordings with countless luminaries. Inspired by these, she released a CD of her own songs, produced by John Lissauer titled From Here On In. Accompanied by phenomenal bassist Brian Glassman, Lisa presents a whimsical wander through her musical styles, intertwining Irish, Jewish, and American sounds, with improvisations. Lisa’s playing and stories are fun and poignant, and her voice has been praised by the LA Times as “hauntingly emotional.”
One of NYC area's most in-demand double bassists, BRIAN GLASSMAN is best known for his work in Jazz and Klezmer musical styles. Some of the Klezmer and Jewish music legends that Brian has worked with include Andy Statman, Frank London, The Klezmatics, Zalmen Mlotek, Alicia Svigals, Mandy Patinkin, Sid Beckerman, Pete Sokolow, Theodore Bikel, Adrienne Cooper, and Neshama Carlebach. And he has collaborated with Jazz greats like Paquito d'Rivera, John and Bucky Pizzarelli, Lionel Hampton, Kenny Burrell, Benny Golson, Randy Brecker, Gene Bertoncini, Billy Cobham to name just a few. Brian and his historic c.1820's Prescott American double bass are featured on new recorded releases from, Alicia Svigals, Neshama Carlebach, Woody Mann, Carol Hall, Andy Statman, Klezmerfest, Liza Minnelli, and the Johnny Rodgers Band. Brian is an Ambassador of American Music for the U.S. State Dept. and is Professor of Jazz Bass at Princeton University and Kean University.
Lisa Gutkin backed by Minneapolis’ own Di Bayke Klezmer Band
w/ Ahmed Yusuf & Araa Ensemble, a project committed to revitalizing the Somali musical genre of Qaraami
Di Bayke Klezmer Band (backing band for Lisa Gutkin) plays the energetic party music of Eastern European Jewish tradition. A supergroup made of celebrated Twin Cities musicians, including Pat O’Keefe, Sarah Larsson, Josh Rosard, Daniel Lentz, and Anthony Afful; Di Bayke has collectively studied with master-artists from klezmer tradition, including Lisa Gutkin of The Klezmatics, Ethel Raim of The Pennywhistlers, and Michael Alpert of Brave Old World. Di Bayke’s adventurous takes on beloved Klezmer and Yiddish sounds encourage audiences to get on their feet and explore family stories of journey, roots, and home. Bayke is Yiddish for “tall tale”, and is an acronym for Backyard Klezmer Ensemble, which is where the band got started: playing outside during the COVID pandemic. (say: “Dee Bye-keh”)
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City Winery Chicago Presents The Klezmatics with Fugu Dugu live on May 28th at 7:30 PM.
The Klezmatics: Transforming Klezmer, Redefining Boundaries
The Klezmatics are Grammy-winning klezmer superstars who revolutionized Yiddish music. Emerging from New York City’s East Village in 1986, they infused Eastern European Jewish roots with bold contemporary themes like human rights and anti-fundamentalism. Their eclectic sound blends Latin stomps, jazz riffs, and rhythms from the Balkans, Middle East, Africa, and America.
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The Klezmatics are Grammy-winning klezmer superstars who revolutionized Yiddish music. There, they emerged from New York City’s East Village in 1986. Moreover, they infused Eastern European Jewish roots with bold contemporary themes like human rights and anti-fundamentalism. Their eclectic sound blends Latin stomps, jazz riffs, and rhythms from the Balkans, Middle East, Africa, and America.
buy tickets here
Lisa Gutkin backed by Minneapolis’ own Di Bayke Klezmer Band
w/ Ahmed Yusuf & Araa Ensemble, a project committed to revitalizing the Somali musical genre of Qaraami
Di Bayke Klezmer Band (backing band for Lisa Gutkin) plays the energetic party music of Eastern European Jewish tradition. A supergroup made of celebrated Twin Cities musicians, including Pat O’Keefe, Sarah Larsson, Josh Rosard, Daniel Lentz, and Anthony Afful; Di Bayke has collectively studied with master-artists from klezmer tradition, including Lisa Gutkin of The Klezmatics, Ethel Raim of The Pennywhistlers, and Michael Alpert of Brave Old World. Di Bayke’s adventurous takes on beloved Klezmer and Yiddish sounds encourage audiences to get on their feet and explore family stories of journey, roots, and home. Bayke is Yiddish for “tall tale”, and is an acronym for Backyard Klezmer Ensemble, which is where the band got started: playing outside during the COVID pandemic. (say: “Dee Bye-keh”)
Buy tickets here: https://thehookmpls.com/event/lisagutkinklezmer-ahmedyusuf/
Lisa Gutkin w/ bassist Brian Glassman 1:05 pm
WHEN: 11am-5pm, Saturday, May 10, 2025
WHERE: TR Gallo Park, 30 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY 12401
The City of Kingston will be hosting its 11th Annual Earth Fair on Saturday, May 10 from 11am – 5pm at TR Gallo Park along the Rondout Creek. Hudson River Sloop Clearwater is proud to be once again facilitating two stages of live music as a project of the Clearwater Festival.
The City of Kingston Earth Fair will feature live music, food trucks, children’s activities, a free swap market, electronics recycling, electric vehicle displays, environmental and sustainability education, sails, boat rides, and more.
In addition to Clearwater, other partners for the event include the Hudson River Maritime Museum with support from Radio Kingston, Catskill Mountainkeeper, and The 8th Step.
ALL EVENTS at the Slivka Center, FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
No reservations necessary
Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale
800 Wall Street, New Haven
11:00-12:10
“Learn a Klezmer Tune” - Lisa Gutkin (the Grammy winning violinist of the acclaimed Klezmatics, and the co-composer/music director/ musician of the play "Indecent" which premiered at Yale Rep in 2015) will teach a Klezmer tune by ear along with ornamentation and phrasing, as well as ear learning techniques for use on other tunes. Participants are welcome to join on instruments, voice, clapping or foot tapping.
12:15- 1:25
"A Master Class" for the Yale Klezmer Ensemble.
6:30 -7:45
Lisa Gutkin’s Concert in Klezmer with Ilya Shneyveys and Aani Kisslinger
8:00 - 9:30
a gently led jam session for all musicians. Those new to the style are encouraged to join in occasionally, but do more listening than playing.
Emma’s Revolution - a concert of inspiration, resistance & hope! Grammy award winning composer/fiddler/singer-songwriter Lisa Gutkin joins us! Tickets $25 advance/$30 at the door
First Unitarian Universalist Society
125 Pearl St Burlington VT
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