An Afternoon of Yiddish Music & Connection with Jordan Wax & Jake Shulman-Ment (Adult Session)
Sat, Mar 21
|Unitarian Universalist
Experience a rare Shabbat day of music with klezmer virtuoso Jake Shulman-Ment and New Mexico’s own Jordan Wax on their first-ever Southwest tour—featuring a joyful kids’ concert and an intimate acoustic session for adults.
Time & Location
Mar 21, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Unitarian Universalist, 107 W Barcelona Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87505, USA
About the event
We’re feeling mighty freylekh(joyful)—and ready to dance—to invite you to a rare, double-featured Shabbat day of music in Santa Fe. We are hosting two of the most innovative voices in modern klezmer and Yiddish song—Jordan Wax and Jake Shulman-Ment—for their first-ever joint tour of the Southwest. This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to catch these two master custodians of the "golden chain" of Yiddish tradition.
Jake, hailed by NPR as "one of the finest klezmer fiddlers on the planet," brings a world-class pedigree spanning from HBO’s Succession and Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman to international festival stages. Alongside him, our own local powerhouse Jordan Wax leads the charge in Yiddish cultural renewal right here in New Mexico. A 2024-25 New Jewish Culture Fellow, Jordan masterfully blends Yiddish language work and contemporary songwriting. Together, they are bridging the gap between historical tradition and modern creativity in a way that feels both ancient and…