KlezMITron

About Us

KlezMITron is a klezmer band formed from musicians at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The band has been performing klezmer and traditional Jewish music around Boston and New York since 2004.

Note: This website is hosted here temporarily, while we work on moving back to an MIT server.

Upcoming Performances

Opening for Techiya's spring concert Sunday May 13, 2012, 8 pm MIT campus, room 6-120 Free!

Members

• Scott Arfin, bass
• Dan Salomon, violin
• Ariel Weinberg, flute
• Yaron Shragai, doumbek, recorder

Guest Musicians

• Barry Shapiro, accordion
• Jonathan Cannon, fiddle
• Julie Metcalf, mandolin

Our Repertoire

Some of our repertoire:

• Alle Brider
• Wedding in Crown Heights
• Oriental Hora
• K'etsad M'rakdin medley
• Epstein Brothers freylakhs medley
• Hamisha Asar
• Bei Mir Bistu Shein
• Hopkele / Nayer Sher
• Skyliner Medley
• Der Heyser Bulgar
• Odessa Bulgar
• Bobover Wedding March
• Miserlou
• Firn di Mekhutonim Aheym
• Araber Tantz
• Kolomeykhe
• 7:40

Selected Gigs

• 3/2012 - Boston Jewish Music Festival Klezmer Idol, Ryles Jazz Club, Cambridge
• 10/2011 - MIT Grad Hillel sukkah klezmer party
• 4/2010 - Yiddish dance and klezmer jam session at the New England Folk Festival
• 6/2009 - Synagogue event, Lynn MA
• 5/2009 - Klezmer dancing at the MIT international folk dance
• 4/2009 - The Next Generation of Klezmer, Temple Israel, Sharon MA. With Harvard's Recklez, Brown's Yarmulkazi, and Judy Bressler.
• 12/2007 - Museum of Fine Arts Holiday Performance
• 9/2007 - MIT Hillel Sukkah Klezmer Party
• 6/2007 - Bar Mitzvah
• 3/2007 - Trial of God
• 12/2006 - Museum of Fine Arts Holiday Performance
• 9/2005 - Katrina Benefit Concert
• 6/2005 - Sidney-Pacific Gig
• 4/2005 - All Asia Bar
• 9/2004 - MIT Sudan Benefit Concert
• 1/2004 - IAP jam session

Former Members

• Asher Siebert, trumpet
• Carol Novitsky, keyboard, riqq
• Cameron Freer, violin
• Tin Klanjscek, keyboard
• Jonathan Blythe, drums
• Matt Cohen, guitar
• Jeremy Stein, flute
• Jimmy Jia, violin, mandolin
• David Broniatowski, violin
• Joel Waldman, guitar
Guest musicians:
• James Partridge, clarinet
• Julien Machet, drums

In the News

• Article in Tech Talk about the MFA Performance

Contact Us

For all inquiries, including bookings, or to join our general mailing list to be informed of future performances, please email us at
klezmitron [at] mit.edu.
Or add yourself to our announcement list at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/klezmitron-announce .

External Links

• MIT Hillel