Welcome to the 2008 Jewish Music Festival
Kaila Flexer
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Kaila Flexer is a violinist, composer and producer. She is best-known locally for having founded and produced Klezmer Mania!, a much-loved annual Bay Area event for more than ten years (1989-2002). She has been at the helm of bands such as Third Ear, Next Village and Kaila Flexer’s Fieldharmonik, ensembles that feature Flexer’s original material. As a composer, her work reflects her deep respect for folk music. She has performed both nationally internationally with her own ensembles as well as with groups including The Hollis Taylor-Kaila Flexer Duo, The Flexer-Marshall Duo, Club Foot Orchestra and KITKA Women’s Vocal Ensemble. She has recorded two CD’s of original music for Compass Records (Nashville) to critical acclaim.
archives- Major Sponsors
- Alliance for California Traditional Arts
- Anisman/Sherman Family and Julie Sherman
- Bernard Osher Jewish Philanthropies Foundation of the Jewish Community Endowment Fund
- Gaia Fund
- Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund
- Gottesman-Biddle Family Philanthropic Fund (JCEF)
- Guzik Foundation
- Walter and Elise Haas Fund
- The Jewish Community Federation and Foundation of the Greater East Bay
- Taube Foundation for Jewish Life and Culture (JCEF)
- Koret Foundation
- Forest Creatures Entertainment
- Official Wine Sponsor: Hagafen
- Official Chocolate Sponsor: Alegio Chocolate