KALOS
Saturday, May 2
Music from the global north–Ireland, Scotland, Scandinavia–and inspired by the seas linking us. Kalos has been at Fifth Street before, and in this room the band’s harmony and musicianship stand out. Ryan McKasson (violin, viola), Eric McDonald (guitar, mandolin) and Jeremiah McLane (accordion) bring virtuosity and a generous spirit to every performance. Listen to some tunes here and here.
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NAT SEELEN and VERETSKI PASS
Saturday, May 16
Extraordinary Klezmer, Eastern European, and original music from these masters of the art. Nat Seelen is a brilliant clarinetist, teacher, composer and performer, and founder of the Boston Festival of New Jewish Music. Veretski Pass–Cookie Segelstein, Joshua Horowitz and Stewart Brotman–perform, teach, research and develop music from the Carpathian Mountains and beyond. Don’t miss this rare confluence of international musicians, and the opportunity to journey well beyond the flatlands of Berkeley. Want to go right now? Listen here and here.