Grammy Award-winning klezmer ensemble The Klezmatics perform live on their 40th Anniversary World Tour, presenting the Wonder Wheel program inspired by Woody Guthrie.
The Klezmatics play The Weitzman on Thursday, October 15, as part of their We Were Made for These Times tour. It's a double milestone for the band: they're celebrating 40 years together and releasing a new album. The show is part of a world tour marking that anniversary.
If you're not familiar, The Klezmatics are a Grammy Award-winning ensemble that's spent more than four decades working with the traditions of Eastern European Jewish klezmer music. They've built a sound that speaks to contemporary audiences and helped revive the genre for new generations. They're often described as one of the most influential Jewish bands of the modern era, known for a hip East Village sensibility and a Grammy-winning collaboration with Woody Guthrie.
That Guthrie connection is a big part of the program. The concert draws on Wonder Wheel, which uses Guthrie's recently discovered lyrics—the kind of material that All Music Guide described as being transformed from dust-gatherers into living, breathing, vital pieces of music. The tour frames klezmer as a musical tradition that survived against the odds before being revitalized to reach audiences around the globe.
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Check-in and a cash bar open at 6 PM, and the program starts at 7 PM. Tickets are $40 for general admission, $35 for Weitzman members, and $45 on the day of the event.
