Newsletter n.8

Contents:

1. Some news

2. Doï Klezmorim

3. My gig dates

Dear friends,

A Freilekhn Christmas & Merry Hanouka, Shana Tova, Happy New Year, etc.!

1. Some news

Time for some news before we move from 19 to 20:

The autumn was relatively quiet for me, with a Germany tour for Waxband (quite something!) and some modest gigs with my other projects in France.

I am now taking advantage of the peaceful winter to stay home and prepare upcoming projects (in the comfort of my little cosy flat in the Anjou countryside).

A few new projects are in the making and will be ready in the spring, mainly:

An experimental duo under the provisional name of “Electro Ber et Govski” with Pierre-Alexis Lavergne and his electric guitar, keyboards and pop/rock arrangements…,
The recording of the “Waxband Project” album (I am currently trying to secure funding),
And the 5th annual Klezmer Rendez-Vous in Normandy.

By the way, registration for the Klezmer Rendez-Vous workshops (music, song and dance) is now open!

Please find the complete programme, faculty members and fees on these links:

English: https://drive.google.com/open?id=10vruhSBDSLm13xpmGofUxdQ6-Kp474ow

French: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VT75bUJl-k_-6PtkG0ZoThzOBxsoBSHf

2. Doï Klezmorim

I am also delighted to announce the birth of “Doï Klezmorim”, my duo with my long-standing colleague Mihai Trestian, the cimbalom virtuoso. Here’s our beautiful poster – an etching made by Chloé Mayoux:

3. My gig dates

Finally, here are my gig dates for this winter and early spring 2020. I hope to see you on one of these occasions:

18 January – Szerelem, Le Louroux Beconnais (49), booking and info: 0644720531
7 February – Trio Kabarétalè, Damgan (56)
8 February – Doï Klezmorim, Angers (49), booking and info: 0644720531
9 February – Doï Klezmorim, Blaison Gohier (49), booking and info: 0644720531
14 February – Szerelem, Bistrot Citoyens du monde, in Mure Erigné (49)
22 February – Electro Ber et Govski, (world premiere) in Dunières (43) booking and info: 0644720531
26-28 February – 3-day klezmer fiddle workshop as part of the “Fiddlers on the Move” festival, Ghent, Belgium, info: https://www.fotm.be/
28 February – Trio Kabarétalè, at the “AtelierGent74”, Ghent, Belgium, info: https://www.fotm.be/
1 March – Trio Kabarétalè, at the Jewish Cultural Centre (Maison de la culture juive) in Brussels, Belgium http://maisondelaculturejuive.be/
5 March – Solo gig (“The best of Amit Weisberger”), at the Paris Yiddish Culture Centre (Maison de la culture yiddish), Paris concert and interview, info: http://www.yiddishweb.com/503-les-acoustiques-concert/
7 March – Beygale Orkestra, a charity concert for immigrants and homeless people, Nort-sur-Erdre (44) http://100pour1-erdre.fr/qui-sommes-nous/
21 March – Duo Kabarétalè, “À travers chant” festival in Cossé-le-Vivien (53)