Midweek Musical Matinee: "Klezmer and Friends"
Schedule
Wed Apr 08 2026 at 01:00 pm to 02:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Osher Marin JCC | San Rafael, CA
About this Event
With the support of generous donors,
The Osher Marin JCC's Kurland Center for Adult Learning & Living
requests the pleasure of your company
for a free, live concert!
Midweek Musical Matinee: "Klezmer and Friends"
Wednesday, April 8
1:00pm
In-Person at the Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road (San Rafael, CA)
Klezmer, in its essence, has always been about joy for its own sake.
In honor of the Passover holiday, join accordionist Dan Cantrell, visiting from Los Angeles, and clarinetist Asaf Ophir, for a delightful matinee devoted exactly to that -- Klezmer and joy!
These dynamic artitsts will play some classics, some favorites, some oldies, some newbies, and some more exotic tunes that just go so well together that they couldn't pass them up.
Mixed in with interesting storytelling, this is going to be a most memorable event!
About Dan Cantrell
Dan Cantrell is an Emmy award winning composer and multi-instrumentalist known for his innovative film scoring approach, and his virtuosic abilities on the accordion, piano and musical saw. An impulsive decision in his teenage years lead him to buy an accordion in a thrift store in Hemet, California. From that fated day, he pursued the instrument, learning in schools, music camps and eventually traveling to Eastern Europe to learn from Bulgarian Macedonian, and Turkish Romani masters.
Dan has now emerged as one of the most well-known living American accordionists. His unique sound can be heard on the albums of Tom Waits, Joanna Newsom, and Beats Antique, in Major Motion Pictures such as Mean Girls, and The Tiger and the Snow. Recently a featured soloist with the San Francisco Symphony, Dan performed with the Oakland Symphony, and the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, gigged and collaborated with Danny Elfman, Bono, Joan Baez, Anoushka Shankhar, the Klezmatics, and Angelo Moore of Fishbone.
About Asaf Ophir
Asaf Ophir (clarinet) began his professional career in musical theaters in Israel, while studying at the Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music, and later at the Jerusalem Academy. Arriving in the United States in 2014, he began to perform in musicals around the Bay Area, such as the award-winning "Love Sick" in 2017, and "The People in the Picture" in 2018. Finding a home away from home, he can most often be seen in world music projects on Jewish, Arabic, and Balkan stages.
Asaf has performed on such distinguished stages as Habima, HaCameri, and Jerusalem Theaters in Israel, as well as the Paramount Theater, the Palace of Fine Arts, the Great American Music Hall, Freight & Salvage, Brava Theater, and others in the San Francisco Bay Area. Throughout his career he has shared the stage with artists such as Miri Mesika, Avi Kushnir, Galit Giat, Rana Farhan, Ustad Mahwash, and Barbra Streisand.
Tickets & Notes:
Thanks to generous donors to the Osher Marin JCC's Adult Programs, tickets for this concert are free.
- Limit two (2) tickets per person.
- Advance registration required.
- Tickets are offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Since space is limited, please register for tickets only if you're 100% sure the tickets will be used.
- Tickets are not issued. Instead, your name will be on the concert guest list at the door.
- Program is subject to change without notice.
To support these free concerts, please make a tax-deductible donation designated to "Adult Programs" at .
Midweek Musical Matinees are created and offered by the Osher Marin JCC's (San Rafael, CA) Kurland Center for Adult Learning & Living.
ALL ARE WELCOME to join in our activities! JCC members, non-members, those who live near or far, people of all backgrounds, faiths, ethnicities, hair styles, fashion choices, chocolate preferences, etc. "The more the merrier!"
Where is it happening?
Osher Marin JCC, 200 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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