The Longfellow Village Band is a community band and learning jam highlighting Yiddish and Klezmer music and dance. Founded in 2019, the group brings together participants of all backgrounds and musical experience to play, sing, clap, dance, schmooze, and otherwise learn and enjoy Jewish cultural space together.

What is a Learning Jam?

– Everyone attends as a learner, interested in hearing and being part of Yiddish & Klezmer music. There are no experts, and no experience necessary.

– People come to play, sing, listen, schmooze, and everything in between. If you’re not an instrumentalist, you can sing. If you are learning a new instrument, you can bring it. If you want to come just hang out, meet people, read a book, eat snacks – do that.

– Bring your learning brain and assume the best of everyone.

Snacks provided, free to the public.

For the safety and security of our members, guests and staff, you must present a government-issued ID to gain access to the Minnesota JCC campuses. Thank you for your cooperation.

Bo’u Nashir means “Come, Let’s Sing!”

Bo’u Nashir is a new series of Jewish communal music experiences in the Twin Cities that connects our diverse community through song and story, roots into Jewish musical traditions from across the diaspora, and celebrates local contemporary Jewish music. bounashir.org

This Making Music Happen Community Grant Initiative is made possible by a generous grant from the Pertzik Fund for Arts and Culture at JCC Association of North America.

This project was made possible in part with the support of Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council, an initiative of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation.