Ethno Jazz Festival: The Klezmatics

Name: Ethno Jazz Festival: The Klezmatics
Start: 2026-11-12T20:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-12T23:00:00+01:00
Location: Stary Klasztor

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 · 20:00

Old Monastery in Wrocław, Poland

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Ethno Jazz Festival: The Klezmatics — Old Monastery in Wrocław, Wrocław

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The Klezmatics - celebrating 40 years of this klezmer music icon in Wrocław! The world-renowned world music ensemble The Klezmatics marks its 40th anniversary this year and embarks on a jubilee concert tour.

About: The Klezmatics

Formed in New York's East Village in 1986, The Klezmatics have spent four decades reshaping Yiddish music - blending klezmer roots with jazz, gospel, and punk - and remain the only Grammy-winning band in the genre. Their 40th-anniversary tour brings the new album "We Were Made for These Times" to stages across Europe.

19K

Spotify monthly listeners

studio/live albums released

20+

countries toured

Billboard World Music Chart ("Rhythm + Jews", 1992)

What's new

2026-05
The Klezmatics released their 40th-anniversary album "We Were Made for These Times" on May 1, 2026, produced by Danny Blume and featuring collaborators including the Lavender Light Gospel Choir, Sofía Rei, and Joshua Nelson.
2026-03
The band performed at the Kesselhaus in Berlin's Kulturbrauerei on March 13, 2026, as part of their 40th-anniversary European tour.
2026-03
The 40th-anniversary European tour also included dates in Fürth (Stadttheater, March 15) and Wiesbaden (Schlachthof, March 23).

Tour

PhiladelphiaNew YorkBaton RougeMemphisSaint LouisBerlinFürthWiesbadenKrakówPlauenViennaBudapestOpavaWrocław

Tracks

Wonder WheelGrammy-winning 2006 album featuring Woody Guthrie lyrics; the band's most celebrated recording

Shvaygn = Toyt1988 debut album, title means 'Silence = Death'; defined the band's political and musical identity

Rhythm + Jews1990 album that reached the Billboard World Music Chart top ten

Di goldene pavesignature track from the 1998 collaboration album 'The Well' with Chava Alberstein

We Were Made for These Times40th-anniversary album released May 2026; cross-cultural collaboration with gospel, Latin, and avant-jazz artists

Recent shows

Mar 13, 2026 Kesselhaus, Berlin (DE)
Dec 23, 2025 City Winery, Philadelphia (US)
Dec 15, 2025 Miner Auditorium, San Francisco (US)

Ethno Jazz Festival: The Klezmatics

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