FED Sephardic Night
Fri, May 23
|Loft39
Please join us for a special Shabbat dinner featuring unique Sephardic dishes made with love, and a live Sephardic Ladino performance by Ira Klein and Maya Shaw.
Time & Location
May 23, 2025, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Loft39, 38 W 39th St, New York, NY 10018, USA
About the event
Guitarist Ira Klein and vocalist Maya Shaw will perform their own interpretations of traditional Ladino music. Ladino songs originated in Sephardic communities and blend Hebrew, Spanish, Arabic and even Turkish influences to arrive at a uniquely rich sound. Ira and Maya imbue the folk songs with a new life, bringing to Ladino music a contemporary perspective and sounds inspired by Jazz and folk music.
Ira Klein is a Brooklyn-based guitarist, composer, and educator from Jerusalem. Specializing in Middle-Eastern music, American folk, and music for dance, he seamlessly combines a lifelong passion for musical traditions with a love of experimentation. https://www.irakleinmusic.com/
Maya Shaw is a singer-songwriter, pianist, and composer known for her evocative storytelling and timeless sound. Rooted in the spirit of the 1950s–70s, her music blends soft rock, folk, classical, and alt-pop, weaving poetic lyricism with cinematic depth. Her debut album Unfocused Freedom explores themes of love, self-discovery, and legacy, drawing inspiration from…