Our film Mazel, conceived, directed, and edited by band member Jay Miles, is an official selection of numerous film festivals and was recently awarded Best Music Video by the LA Sun Film Fest.
Read moreFilm fest success
Our film Mazel is an official selection of numerous film festivals, and was named a finalist or semi-finalist in several of them. It was recently awarded Best Music Video by the LA Sun Film Fest.
Enjoy our recent virtual performances!
News
Arts Paper: “Nu Haven Kapelye Drops A Hanukkah Noir”
The singer sways at the mic, gliding into one last song for the night. Behind her, the band looks on, ready to pack up. An accordionist approaches, still playing. The singer caresses the mic, spots the musician. Her hands, gloved, flutter like tiny birds. Her arms reach out to their full wingspan. As the accordionist sits, she touches them lightly on the shoulder.
The singer is Cynthia Astmann, a member of the Nu Haven Kapelye who has helped make a pandemic-era music video into a reality. Thursday night…
Read moreRemembering Stacy Phillips
To our Friends and Fans,
We have sad news. Our friend Stacy Phillips, a man who was many, many things, including a Grammy award winner, a bluegrass legend, and a founding member of the Nu Haven Kapelye, died Tuesday, June 5, 2019 around 9:30pm. He was 74 years old. He experienced a massive heart attack on Sunday and from then on it was just a matter of time. He was surrounded by his family, his sister and his niece and nephew.
Stacy was his own person and that was reflected in the life he led as a…
Read moreIt's official: The Nu Haven Kapelye gains 501(c)3 status
Nu Haven Kapelye gains 501(c)3 status
Multigenerational klezmer ensemble, now in its 20th year, evolves from grassroots group to nonprofit organization
NEW HAVEN, CT | The Nu Haven Kapelye, a multigenerational community klezmer ensemble, is proud to announce that it is now a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. The change will allow the musical organization to accept donations and apply for state and federal grants. The ensemble is led by bassist and arranger David Chevan, who has been appointed to serve as…
Read moreOur CD
Our winter hours in the studio in 2015 produced our first album, What's Nu?, which is available on our music page! Watch the preview above. Or take a step back and experience our first day's recording session through this time-lapse recording made by drummer Jay Miles.
Press
Enjoy this article in the New Haven Independent about the emergence of a Klezmer scene in New Haven. We are one of the bands profiled in the story.
Listen here to a story about the band and our annual December 25 concert that was aired on December 22 on WNPR.
The New Haven Register ran an interview with David Chevan about the CD and our December 25 concert.
Or click here to read a piece in Radio Sefarad, from Spain, that calls our group La Super Big Band del Klezmer!
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