[FLCC News] Hurdy Gurdy presents Alexandria Kleztet

[Fair Lawn Community Center News]

On Sunday November 9, 2008 at 2:00pm, the Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club
Concert Series at the Fair Lawn Community Center will present the Alexandria
Kleztet for an afternoon of klezmer music.

The Alexandria Kleztet is an innovative klezmer band based out of the
Washington/Baltimore region. Since they first began performing together in
May 1998, the unusual instrumentation and original approach of The
Alexandria Kleztet has been delighting audiences in Washington, DC,
Virginia, Maryland, and beyond. With the release of their albums Close
Enough for Klezmer, Delusions of Klezmer, and Y2Klezmer, the band can share
its unique style of "alternative klezmer" with local listeners and audiences
worldwide. In 2007 they traveled to Fruitillar, Chile to perform at the
world-renowned Semanas Musicales festival.

The Alexandria Kleztet are proud recipients of fourteen Washington Area
Music Awards (Wammies), including "Best World Music Duo or Group" 
(2003, 2004, 2006), "Best World Music Instrumentalist" (2003, 2004, 2005,
2006, 2007), "Best Jazz Instrumentalist" (2005, 2007), and "Best World Music
Recording" (2000, 2003, 2005).

The Fair Lawn Community Center is located at 10-10 20th Street in Fair Lawn,
NJ. Tickets for this concert are only $25 ($22 for Hurdy Gurdy
members) and $15 for children under 14. Group rates (10 or more) are
available. Tickets can be purchased online at www.hurdygurdyfolk.org or at
the box office at the Fair Lawn Community Center on the afternoon of the
concert.

Additional information can be received at the website or by calling the
Hurdy Gurdy Hotline at (201) 384-1325.