- Springfield, MA
- Wedding Band
- $500-3500
Susan D. said
“Band was great! ”
Overview
Want a special wedding, concert, or other celebration with music - a key element to a memorable occasion - provided by seasoned pros? We are Dobe/Dena Ressler on clarinet, David (Klezmatics) Licht on percussion, and Psachya Septimus on accordion/keys. Authentic klezmer and Jewish music - from spirited/freylekh monster dance sets, to tasteful background sets, to educational programs - we cater to your concept or guide you in creating one.
Reviews
6 reviews
Karen S.
February 9, 2024Great band
came to celebrate a relative's birthday party. They were just terrific. Highly recommended.
Hired as: Klezmer Band
T-Klez
Dear Karen,
It was a pleasure to play for your simkhe. Everyone at the event made us feel at home, and your planning was excellent - a fun and memorable time was had by all (including us musicians).
Best,
Dena
Connor T.
September 25, 2023T-Klez was amazing and so easy to work with
T-Klez was amazing and so easy to work with. Our students loved their music and their personalities!
Hired as: Klezmer Band
Anita L.
July 1, 2022What a wonderful addition to our event
Thank you to T-Klez for making our recent celebration of our beloved Rabbi's 10-year anniversary an extra special event. The musicians were top-notch and their contributions to our party made it festive and that much more wonderful, even in these challenging times. The music was great and very danceable, and the band was very self-contained. Scheduling with them was a breeze and Dena was especially available to answer my many questions and provide re-assurances during the preparations phase. We are recommending them to all our friends.
Hired as: Klezmer Band
Natalie V.
December 23, 2019so talented and very freindly - so glad we cooked them!
They were the perfect addition to our event and made it all memorable and fun!
I would book them again if ever the request was made :)
Hired as: Klezmer Band
Aaron A.
January 22, 2018Great new Klezmer Trio!
I heard this group at the NY Klezmer Series and they were fantastic! Authentic and knowledgable about the tradition, top-notch musicianship, interesting and wide-ranging repertoire, and a lot of fun both to listen to and to dance to! Highly Recomended!
Hired as: Klezmer Band
Booking information
Price range: Contact for rates
Languages: Yiddish
Gig length: 60 - 360 minutes
What to expect
As veterans of wedding halls and a variety of concert venues, we are sensitive to the needs of clients, their party planners, and caterers. We can perform special tunes for processionals or first dances, work in tandem with DJs, to provide musical or event guidance, etc. Ask us!
About
Veterans of simkhes and stage, T-Klez’ simkhes are spirited and professional, and our performances are fun and educational
We are:
DAVID LICHT, percussion, a founding member of the Klezmatics and a member of the legendary groups Shockabilly and Bongwater. He has performed with Ned Rothenberg, John Zorn and Tom Cora and worked with many other famed klezmorim like Giora Feidman and David Krakauer. Licht's drumming is singular and expressive.
PSACHYA SEPTIMUS, accordion, keys, attended Brooklyn College School of Music, and has been an integral part of the NYC Hasidic music scene for the past 30 years. He has performed with acts as diverse as Avrohom Fried, Eitan Katz, Diaspora Yeshiva Band, Yehuda Green, and Soulfarm. He has appeared on recordings including the Kleztraphobix, Soulfarm and Yaakov Shwekey. His own solo album, "Shattered Glass", was released in 2012.
DOBE (DENA) RESSLER clarinet, has taught at Yiddish New York, KlezKamp and at New England Conservatory’s summer Klezmer Institute, and has presented a seminar on klezmer history. She’s played with world class klezmorim like Michael Alpert, Frank London, and Devorah Strauss, and appears on the CD by di bostoner klezmer, "nakhes fun klezmer." She occasionally reviews Yiddish music in both English and Yiddish.
Additional booking notes
This depends on the event, of course.
* We can provide sound system(s) for small to large (500 people) events.
So we need a grounded 15 amp receptacle to plug into.
* For celebrations, we need about 50 s.f. of unobstructed space to play away or at least apart from your guests who will be dancing joyously to our music :-).
It is nice to have a platform or stage, but we know that many venues are not set up this way - no problem.
* If the event is outdoors - say, a wedding - we need a guaranteed dry place to plug in and set up our sound system.
Services offered
Past booked events
February 2024
04
Sunday
Birthday Party
1:30pm - 3:30pm
•
Brooklyn, NY
December 2022
22
Thursday
Nonprofit Event
1:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Morris Plains, NJ
November 2022
17
Thursday
Camp Event
1:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Media, PA
October 2022
13
Thursday
Nonprofit Event
3:30pm - 4:30pm
•
West Orange, NJ
June 2022
26
Sunday
Personal Occasion
1:00pm - 3:00pm
•
New Hope, PA
April 2022
10
Sunday
Wedding Reception
1:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Elkins Park, PA
March 2022
23
Wednesday
Nonprofit Event
2:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Spring Valley, NY
December 2019
19
Thursday
Corporate Event
3:30pm - 5:00pm
•
New York City, NY
December 2017
31
Sunday
private party
8:15pm - 1:15am (Mon)
Set list
We tailor our set list to your occasion.
For instance, for a wedding, we can play for a cocktail hour some quiet khusidls, for dancing freylekh (lively) bulgars, to Israeli, to tangos, to waltzes, and for dinner, more quiet background music from all over the klezmer/Hasidic spectrum
For concerts - again, it depends upon what you are looking for.
We can give you a panorama of styles from different eras, or zoom in on a particular subject area (like an evening of Shabos nigunim (songs).
Influences and inspiration
Our influences range from venerable European-born and first generation American klezmorim (musicians) and ethnomusicologists like Naftuli Brandwein, Dave Tarras. Max Epstein, Rudy Tepel, Shloime and Sid Beckerman, Belf and Berogovski to Yiddish Theater greats like Oshanetsky and Rumshinsky....to modern day composers like Emil Kroiter....to the gvaldik (tremendous) repetoire of various Hasidic courts - Ger, Moditsh, Lubavich, Stoliner, etc.
Setup requirements
We usually bring our own sound equipment.
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