Rising Sun: The Notes Unplayed
Discover the possibilities of a pause, a breath, and notes unplayed in this extraordinary music and poetry event featuring the internationally acclaimed artists Dan Blacksberg and Tyshawn Sorey, playing together for the first time in 10 years, Salina Kuo, percussionist and composer, and Airea D. Matthews, Philadelphia's Poet Laureate.
Rising Sun: Artists in an Uncertain America is an exhibition of new works by 20 artists exploring themes of equality, free speech, and other tenets of democracy. The conversation continues with Breath – The Notes Unplayed, where we will listen to the words, notes, breaths and rests of masterful works by four of Philadelphia's most talented artists, creating space to reflect on the magic of taking a moment to breathe.
Di Hoykhe! Klezmer
Klezmer as it was meant! Revelry and Dance. $10 to 20 Suggested Donation goes all to the artists.
Dance to the New Philly Klezmer Sound with Dan Blacksberg feat. Di Katzen Musik
A Double Duo Evening. Blacksberg x Sonali Singh (Bassoon) and Blacksberg x Patrick Avery (Drums).
Rotunda Encounters Night 1
A Double Duo Evening. Blacksberg x Sonali Singh (Bassoon) and Blacksberg x Patrick Avery (Drums).
Encounters 4 at Studio 34 Dan Blacksberg with Alex Smith and Leah Basrab + Sunken Cages
Encounters returns for a new season of creative music hosted by Philly trombonist Dan Blackberg every 3rd Sunday at Studio 34.
For our February 2024 edition, Dan fills in with Alex Smith and Leah Basarab from local AfroQueer spacepunk band Rainbow Crimes.
Percussion soundscaper Ravish Momin returns from tour with his solo project Sunken Cages to play his first Philly set of the year.
Come early as always to see the art on our walls and enjoy some fresh baked treats with a cuppa tea!
Di Hoykhe! Klezmer
Di Hoykhe’s 20th edition! W/Dorie Byrne and Stas Culcicovschi and you! Bring your instrument and jam! 8:30 pm $10-20 donation
Nearly-Lost Jewish Music of Latvia w/Ilya Shneyveys Haverford College Yiddish Culture Festival
Ilya Shneyveys, with special guest Dan Blacksberg, present a live musical concert-lecture, Bringing old Jewish manuscripts to life: Discovering and recovering the nearly-lost Jewish music from Latvia.
In 1899 the young Latvian (non-Jewish) composition student Emilis Melngailis stumbled upon Yiddish folk singers in a small Baltic town. This chance encounter became the catalyst for his life-long obsession with ethnomusicology, without which these songs might have been lost forever. The story of Melngailis’ unique transcriptions of the songs and their recovery from obscurity is as fascinating as the songs themselves. In the 21st Century, young Latvian Jewish musicians including Ilya Shneyveys are working to bring these old songs back to life, through live performance, museum recordings, research articles, and an upcoming album with the Black Rooster Project. In his lecture Ilya will share details about his research and perform the music from the Melngailis Jewish Music Collection (as well as other klezmer repertoire) in a concert together with his long-time colleague and friend Dan Blacksberg.
Klezmer @ Abyssinia every 3rd Thurs
Every 3rd Thursday, Upstairs at Abyssinia Dan leads Di Hoykhe, a rip-roaring klezmer session with a rotating cast of musicians.