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Alexandria Kleztet

The Alexandria Kleztet is an exciting and innovative alternative klezmer band based in the Washington/Baltimore region.  Formed in 1998, they have brought their distinctive brand of this musical tradition to diverse venues throughout the Mid-Atlantic, including SEVEN annual appearances at the Kennedy Center, the Carter-Barron Ampitheatre, the State Theater (in Falls Church), the Baltimore International Festival, the Peabody Conservatory, as well as a healthy assortment of bookstores, festivals, and coffee shops.  Plus, the usual mix of weddings and Bar/Bat Mitzvahs! By combining traditional Eastern-European/Jewish music with diverse influences from other genres, such as jazz, classical, worldbeat, and rock music, The Alexandria Kleztet creates a unique sound that is anything but traditional.  Their most recent CD, Close Enough for Klezmer, was released in October 2005.  All three of their albums were named "Best World Music Recording" by the Washington Area Music Association (WAMA) following their release.

Watch Past Performances

Alexandria Kleztet 5/29/02: Alexandria Kleztet

Alexandria Kleztet blends klezmer, the secular folk music of the Jews of Central and Eastern Europe, with African djembe, blues, and swing music.

Alexandria Kleztet

Alexandria Kleztet blends klezmer, the secular folk music of the Jews of Central and Eastern Europe, with African djembe, blues, and swing music.
Holiday Vaudeville 2001 12/15/01: Holiday Vaudeville 2001

Cellist Sean Grissom hosts a second evening of Holiday Vaudeville, featuring celtic singer and humorist Seamus Kennedy, the exhilarating Alexandria Kleztet and juggler Will Shaw.

Holiday Vaudeville 2001

Cellist Sean Grissom hosts a second evening of Holiday Vaudeville, featuring celtic singer and humorist Seamus Kennedy, the exhilarating Alexandria Kleztet and juggler Will Shaw.
HOLIDAY VAUDEVILLE 2000 12/16/00: HOLIDAY VAUDEVILLE 2000

Cellist Sean Grissom hosts the first of two evenings of Holiday Vaudeville, featuring spoon-player Joseph Jones, the Alexandria Kleztet, and Celtic musician Seamus Kennedy.

HOLIDAY VAUDEVILLE 2000

Cellist Sean Grissom hosts the first of two evenings of Holiday Vaudeville, featuring spoon-player Joseph Jones, the Alexandria Kleztet, and Celtic musician Seamus Kennedy.

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