Ansambl Mastika Performs At The Jewish Museum's SUMMERNIGHTS SERIES 7/8
By: Gabrielle Sierra Jun. 15, 2010
Tickets are still available for the Thursday, July 8 at 7:30 pm concert by Ansambl Mastika, one of New York's best Balkan bands, drawing from the music of Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean basin and the Middle East. The July 8 performance is part of The Jewish Museum's popular SummerNights series.
This year, the SummerNights series features three bands: July 1: Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys; July 8: Anambl Mastika; and July 15: The Sexteto Rodriguez Cuban-Jewish All Stars. The July 1 and July 15 concerts are sold out.
With song styles ranging from the clarinet miroloi of northern Greece and the chocheci of the Serbian and Macedonian Roma (gypsies) to Turkish chalgi ensembles, Bulgarian wedding bands, and klezmer bands, the six-member ensemble has enthralled audiences on the dance floor, in the concert hall, and at the festival stage, blending spontaneity with a global sensibility to create a joyous Balkan extravaganza. LucidCulture.com calls Ansambl Mastika "one of New York's best bands in any style of music."
Ansambl Mastika features bandleader, composer and woodwind player Greg Squared; composer and trumpeter Ben Syversen; accordionist Matthew Fass; harmonica player Joey Weisenberg; bassist Reuben Radding; and percussionist Matt Moran.
The Jewish Museum is located at Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street, Manhattan. Tickets for the July 8 concert are $15 for the general public; $12 for students and seniors; and $10 for Jewish Museum members. For further information regarding programs at The Jewish Museum, the public may call 212.423.3337 or visit www.thejewishmuseum.org. Please note that digital images are available upon request.
The 2010 SummerNights concert series has been funded by a generous endowment from the William Petschek Family.
Public Programs at The Jewish Museum are supported, in part, by public funds from by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.
About The Jewish MuseumWidely admired for its exhibitions and educational programs that inspire people of all backgrounds, The Jewish Museum is the preeminent United States institution exploring the intersection of 4,000 years of art and Jewish culture. The Jewish Museum was established in 1904, when Judge Mayer Sulzberger donated 26 ceremonial art objects to The Jewish Theological Seminary of America as the core of a museum collection. Today, the Museum maintains an important collection of 26,000 objects-paintings, sculpture, works on paper, photographs, archaeological artifacts, ceremonial objects, and broadcast media.
For general information on The Jewish Museum, the public may visit the Museum's Web site at http://www.thejewishmuseum.org or call 212.423.3200. The Jewish Museum is located at 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street, Manhattan.
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