Sun 6/26 @ 7PM
The annual Yiddish concert at Cleveland Height’s Cain Park returns for its 42nd year, after a two-year break due to the pandemic.
The concert has featured many local musicians along with special guests, such as this year’s headliner Yiddishe Pirat (“Yiddish Pirate”). The trio was founded by a Cleveland Heights native, drummer Jack Stratton, who also plays with indie instrumental funk ensemble Vulfpeck, formed while its members were at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Stratton is the son of Bert Stratton, founder of Cleveland’s long-running Yiddishe Cup/Funk-a-Deli, with whom Jack has made guest appearances.
The trio also features Canadian multi-instrumentalist and Yiddish music specialist Josh Dolgin (who headlined a previous Cain Park Yiddish concert in 2014) and klezmer clarinetist Michael Winograd. They’re planning to record the Cain Park show for an album release.
The concert is free as always and no reservations are needed.
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