Chanukah Celebration with Eleanor Reissa, Margot Leverett

A Holiday celebration combining Yiddish music, Klezmer and Bluegrass featuring some of the hottest musicians around...
Tony nominated Eleanor Reissa wears so many hats you can get dizzy. She's a playwright, actress, singer and director. Her one woman show Hip, Heymish and Hot ( the Best of English and Yiddish) has sold out houses to great reviews across the country. Whether performing with piano accompaniment or a full band, Eleanor infuses the old world melodies and lyrics with the soul of her ancestors...
Klezmer clarinetist Margot Leverett--a founding member of the world renown Klezmatics and internationally recognized as a major force in the world of Klezmer both as a performer and teacher-- joins forces with today's stars of Klezmer and bluegrass to explore the shared musical spirit of two genres literally worlds apart. Appalachian and southern fiddle tunes by Bill Monroe meet Klezmer melodies from pre-war Russia and Eastern Europe, some newly discovered. The resulting medleys and improvisations are at once raw, funny, soulful and foot stomping.
The music of the Klezmer Mountain Boys has been featured in film, theatre and dance, most notably in a piece by the Paul Taylor Dance Company entitled "Klezmerbluegrass". Margot Leverett has also been featured as a guest soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
In addition to Margot, the Klezmer Mountain Boys feature Marty Confurius on bass (Vassar Clements, Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Andy Statman and Klezmer legend Dave Tarras), Joe Selly on guitar (Phoebe Snow, Vassar Clements, Barbara Eden, Mellissa Manchester, Tex Logan and more), Kenny Kosek on fiddle (Jerry Garcia, James Taylor, David Byrne, David Bromberg, Breakfast Special, John Denver and many, many more), and Barry Mitterhoff on mandolin, when his touring with Hot Tuna doesn't conflict (Tony Trishcka and Skyline, John Gorka, Hazel Dickens and more). Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys are sure to excite and get your heart pounding.