Upcoming Public Events
2021
Photo: Karie Angell Luc
Saturday, December 4, 2021
2:00-4:00 PM
Maxwell Street Klezmer Quartet
Maxwell Street Klezmer Quartet plays music for Hanukkah Outdoor event for entertaining people as they shop.
Port Clinton Square, Highland Park, IL
Photo: David Sutton Studios
Saturday, December 4, 2021
8:00-9:00 PM
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band featuring Cantor Pavel Roytman
On December 4th, 2021 at 8:00 PM, The Midnight Special folk music show welcomes Maxwell Street Klezmer Band to perform on the air for their annual Hanukkah celebration! The radio show will feature vocalist Cantor Pavel Roytman, an award-winning tenor and Cantor of Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah in Wilmette, IL.
To listen to the show on the air, tune in at WFMT 98.7 FM Chicago at 8:00 PM CST, or visit their livestream: listen here.
To learn more about (and tune in to) WFMT's "Folkstage" Radio Broadcast, click here.
To become a member of WFMT in order to be able to see Folkstage performances in person, contact WFMT: here.
2022
Photo: David Sutton Studios
Saturday, March 20, 2022
3:00 - 5:00 PM
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band with Cantor Pavel Roytman
Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center "Charlotte's Web" Music Series
Temple Beth-El
1203 Comanche Drive
Rockford, IL 61107
Audiences of all ages and backgrounds tap their toes to the rollicking klezmer beat! From the YiddishTheater to American Big Band, from the Shtetl to the Symphonic, the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band will delight you with Jewish favorites like “Bei Mir Bistu Sheyn” and "Rumania, Rumania!" Under the direction of Music Director and Violinist Alex Koffman, classical sophistication meets theatrical fun in a performance filled with soul, and humor. The featured singer will be Cantor Pavel Roytman, a young tenor from the Old Country.
Photo: David Sutton Studios
Thursday, March 31, 2022
7:30-9:30 PM
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band featuring Cantor Pavel Roytman
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
111 W. Campbell St.
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
An evening of lively entertainment by Chicago’s legendary Jewish music ensemble that tips the hat in all directions: from the Yiddish Theater to American Big Band, from the Shtetl to the Symphonic. The klezmer Big Band will feature Cantor Pavel Roytman singing favorites like "Belz" and "Rumania," as well as vocalist Lori Lippitz. Under the direction of violinist Alex Koffman, classical sophistication is married to theatrical entertainment in an evening of music that will leave you smiling.
Friday, April 29, 2022
1:00-2:00 PM
Quintet from Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
North Shore Senior Center
161 Northfield Road, Northfield, IL
Kick off the New Year with the Joy of Klez! The Maxwell Street Klezmer Band Quintet returns to the North Shore Seniors Center for a sparkling performance in the good old-fashioned spirit of fun.
Tickets will be available in November 2021.
Sunday, June 12, 2022,
11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Greater Chicago Jewish Festival
(Rescheduled from 6/7/20 and 6/13/21)
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band, The Junior Klezmer Orchestra, and The All-City Congregational Klezmer Band
Details to be announced.
2023
June 18, 2023
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band's 40th Anniversary Concert!
Old Town School of Folk Music
Gary and Laura Maurer Concert Hall
4544 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL