Maxwell Street Klezmer Band in Lithuania
The Maxwell Street Klezmer Band just returned from a very successful tour to Lithuania under the auspices of Bronitsky and Associates and the United States Embassy in Vilnius–a special shoutout to all the Embassy staff who worked so hard to make this happen!
Ieva Sadzeviciene, the Head of the Tolerance Center at the Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum, invited the Band to play at the Center, and audiences were delighted by the high-energy music and superb musicianship. A special highlight was a joint performance during the concert at the Tolerance Center with Lithuania’s own Sutaras (http://www.sutaras.lt/kapelija.php?lang=en) a BIG hit with the audience!
The Band also gave a workshop at the Vilnius Music Conservatory, imparting their fusion of klezmer and jazz and show tunes to delighted music students. They finished their tour in the City of Kaunas (Lithuania’s second largest city), under the auspices of the 600th Anniversary of Kaunas Committee. They performed in the annual folk festival to an audience of 400+ Lithuanians, most of whom had never been exposed to klezmer music. The city congratulated them on their “incredible success.”
