Choose your klezmer preference!

One set or two?

Acoustic refinement or bohemian bookstore?

Suburban Karori chapel or Tory Street vibe?

Afternoon delight or nitetime showtime?

Make your choice.  If you missed our stunning ‘Double clarinet trouble’ concert in Titahi Bay (and boyo it was awesome – watch Ut a Zey sings the tailor on youtube) 

you have two choices in May to catch the KIezmer Rebs live.

The Undercurrent bookstore Saturday 10 May 7.30pm

118 Tory Street, Wellington

Doors open at 7:00pm. Two sets of tuchas shaking authentic klezmer and European folk music from 7:30pm.

Tickets are $20 at the door – RSVP through https://www.undercurrent.nz/ 021 0823 1660vibes@undercurrent.nz

or book your tickets and secure your place at this cozy venue

https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2025/klezmer-rebs/wellington  or  https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/tour/28624/Klezmer-Rebs.utr

Futuna Chapel Sunday 11 May 2pm

Experience klezmer music in the modernist surrounds of acoustically exquisite Futuna Chapel as part of the Colours of Futuna Concert series 

in Futuna Close, off Friend Street, Karori, Wellington

Tickets $15 for a one hour set on Sunday 11 May at 2pm. 

Book now on Eventbrite at https://tinyurl.com/4tpsp5hx or tickets at the door.

Its double clarinet trouble as supremo clarinettist Urs Signer journeys south from Taranaki to join Wellington-based Reb Andre Nowicki for a two-clarinet attack as the Klezmer Rebs perform a mostly acoustic concert up the coast at the Niblick Hall in Titahi Bay on Saturday 1 March at 7.30pm

Urs, Andre, Emma, Rob, David, Rose and world-roaming trombonist Jonathan will play two sets of an eclectic mix of lively klezmer tunes, Sephardic Ladino love songs, sad slice-of-life story-songs from the ‘old country’, and some of their quirky originals and classic tuchas-shaking authentic klezmer dance tunes.

Get your tickets on line for $25 or $20 concession. Get tickets here: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2025/klezmer-rebs-in-concert-double-clarinet-trouble/porirua-mana/tickets

The Klezmer Rebs travel to Palmerston North and Whanganui for two out of town gigs. Catch them

2 November 7.30pm Bent Horseshoe presents at Hokowhiti Bowling Club, 279 Albert Street, Palmerston North $25

3 November 6.30-8.30pm Whanganui Jazz Club, St Johns Club, Glasgow Street $25

Then back in Wellington for the Polish Xmas Market on Saturday 16 November at 2pm and 5pm, 257 Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington

Klezmer Rebs performance schedule for rest of 2023

Thursday 27 July Old St Pauls  12.30 – 1.15pm Musical Punch Over Lunch series 

Sunday 13 August Friends of Pataka Winter Music Series 2-3pm

Saturday 4 November Palmerston North Horokiwi Bowling Club – nighttime concert

Sunday 5 November Whanganui Jazz Club – nighttime concert 

SlavFest

See us perform as part of the SlavFest

https://www.facebook.com/SlavFestNZ on Saturday 18 February as part of a rollicking Balkan-flavoured concert from 6pm. Tickets here

http://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2023/slavfest-nz-2023-festival-of-slavic-and-balkan-culture/wellington

See three eastern European bands – Klezmer Rebs at 7, then Balkany and the incomparable Niko Ne Zne.

An intimate afternoon – Mana Little Theatre

Or come out on Sunday afternoon 19 February to lovely seaside Plimmerton for a hometown (for Reb David and Reb Rose) acoustic concert at the Mana Little Theatre. It Post Content is a tiny, intimate venue that seats just 40.

Purchase your tickets for the intimate, acoustic afternoon at Mana Little Theatre is concert here:

https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2023/klezmer-rebs-an-intimate-performance/porirua-mana

 Our last show at Mana Little Theatre sold out so make sure you get in early.

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Until then, you can listen to/watch Klezmer Rebs on line:

Feast yourself on this little showcase promo of the Rebs’ recent performance at the iconic Smash Palace in Gisborne

https://youtu.be/K83bqirYwUI 

or you can view the whole concert on Smash Palace’s YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2bvAibWtCs&t=3182s

Klezmer Rebs on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/klezmer.rebs

Klezmer Rebs website with more videos and CDs to buy  https://klezmer.co.nz/

Download Klezmer Rebs tracks or whole albums at https://klezmer.bandcamp.com/

This Friday evening 6 August the Klezmer Rebs will shake tuchases at the Greens social event at Level 2/57 Willis Street in central Wellington.

Doors will open at 6pm (Rebs on stage at 9pm) for Green members and friends. There will be dinner and music performance from Finn Johansson, Klezmer Rebs, and Bek Coogan. Door sales only, eftpos & cash payments accepted.

Entry: waged $15, unwaged $5. Includes dinner and entertainment. Vegan and gluten free options provided. All funds raised through the bar go to Wellington province.

It was a big weekend for the Klezmer Rebs. Welcoming Urs from Taranaki, Emma from Auckland and Amanda from Gisborne we navigated CubaDupa’s thousands and played a lively set Saturday at Hannah’s Courtyard, followed by a 45 minute roam through the Cuba district spreading klezmer joy! What a wonderful reception on the streets! Then Sunday we performed a special one off concert at Futuna Chapel where we were able to play some delicate and beautiful melodies in a resonant space. Here are some fotos from the gigs.