Performance - Nu Haven Kapelye: Klezmer and More

The Nu Haven Kapelye is southern New England’s largest, sassiest, and saxiest klezmer ensemble. Featuring a blend of big band and klezmer traditions, the Kapelye plays joyous, foot-tapping, tuchus-shaking arrangements of klezmer and Yiddish music from Eastern Europe and other locales. Each performance offers a unique slate of music that will have you dancing in the aisles, singing the classics, and shaking what your bubbe gave you! It isn't just the size of this Kapelye that makes it exciting; it's the energy of their performances and the commitment of the musicians.

In this intergenerational ensemble, players range in age from nine to ninety. The group recorded and released their first CD, What’s Nu, in 2016. During the pandemic, their quarantine videos included “Mazel”, which was accepted to six film festivals and won “Best Music Video” at the 2021 LA Sun Film Fest. The Kapelye released their second album, Nu Haven Style, in 2023. More info: nuhavenkapelye.com.