Tired of Disco, Punk Rock, and Lawrence Welk? Well then, you've come to the right place!
You're connected to "the always popular
Java Jews
" -- Des Moines Register
The world's first Klezmer band to perform at the Iowa State Fair
2003, 2004, 2006, 2007
** Playing all your Eastern-European favorites from about 1910, along with other stuff in ways you
can't even imagine.**
Performances for Jazz in July in Des Moines and in Davenport, Iowa City, Galena, IL, Newton, Grinnell, Ames, Johnston,
Waukee, and Adel.
Java Jews has at its core a 7 -person
ensemble that plays highly-caffeinated klezmer music. Led by Abe Goldstien*
(accordion) and Mark Finkelstein (trumpet), the remainder of the band includes some of Des Moines' Iowa's finest jazz players.
Hence, highly- caffeinated klezmer . In addition to popular klezmer tunes, we also perform klezmer covers of Miles
Davis, standards, and Israeli pop. We play at coffee houses, synagogues and churches, bar mitzvahs, parties and art &
civic events. Tel: 515-279-6452. E-mail: abe@trilixgroup.com. (Abe Goldstien) * Participant, Witness Protection Program