Metropolitan Klezmer: The Museum at Eldridge Street - Album Launch & 20th Anniversary Concert

METROPOLITAN KLEZMER will debut their new CD MAZEL MEANS GOOD LUCK at The Museum at Eldridge Street (12 Eldridge Street in Manhattan) on Monday, December 15 at 7:00 PM.

MAZEL MEANS GOOD LUCK features Metropolitan Klezmer's full octet: Debra Kreisberg on clarinet and alto saxophone; Pam Fleming on trumpet and flugelhorn; Reut Regev on trombone; Karen Waltuch on viola; Melissa Fogarty on vocals; Ismail Butera on accordion; Dave Hofstra on double bass and tuba; and bandleader and founder Eve Sicular on drums.

The album cover's zodiac wheel represents layers of meaning for "mazel": Luck (in a word shared from Hebrew to Yiddish) reflects underlying definitions: planet, star, constellation. Mazel tov is a wish for both a lucky star and lucky fate. The band hopes this comes at an auspicious moment, celebrating two decades of making music together.

This evening is also the night before Hanukah commences, on the cusp of holiday season!