2026 Performances:
Sat Jan 24, 7:30 pmCornell University Klezmer Ensemble Storytelling, poetry & music event
Temple Beth-El, Ithaca, NY
Sat Feb 7, 2-5 pm
Playford Gang
English Country Dance
Christ Episcopal Church, Binghamton, NY
Sun Feb 8
Bardo Brothers
Service, Unitarian Universalist Congregation
Binghamton, NY
Sun Feb 15 2-4 pm
Rosetree
Tioga County Contra dance
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Owego, NY
Sat Mar 7, 2-5 pm
Playford Gang
English Country Dance
Christ Episcopal Church, Binghamton, NY
Sat Mar 21, 2-4 pm
Playford Gang
Tea Dance
Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Binghamton, NY
Sat Apr 4, 2-5 pm
Playford Gang
English Country Dance
Christ Episcopal Church, Binghamton, NY
Sun Apr 26 2-5 pm
Cornell University Klezmer Ensemble
Yiddish Dance Party
location tba
Sat May 2, 2-5 pm
Playford Gang
English Country Dance
Christ Episcopal Church, Binghamton, NY
Fri Jun 5, 7:30 pm
Rosetree
Otsego Dance Society Contra Dance
First Presbyterian Church, Cooperstown, NY
Sat Jun 6, 2-5 pm
Playford Gang
English Country Dance
Christ Episcopal Church, Binghamton, NY
allen lutins is a Binghamton, NY based multi-instrumentalist/ethnomusicologist best known for his work with several Ithaca-based klezmer ensembles. He is co-founder of klezmer group Klez Project, Celtic/Scandinavian/Americana band Rosetree, and early music ensemble Playford Gang. His primary instruments are clarinet, Irish whistles and guitar. He also dabbles in Turkish saz and various percussion instruments, and received two years of training in Hindustani music on the sitar.
Click on the publicity button above for more information, or on the video links below for sample performances. Additional music-related resources from allen include:
- KlezmerGuide (comprehensive cross-index of klezmer tune names, recordings & sheet music sources)
- Sheet Music Archive (transcriptions by allen & friends)
- Folk/Dance Tune Index
Performance by my band Klez Project at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, Ithaca NY 21 July 2015
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Recording of my duo Rosetree at my home studio 5 February 2018
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Solo recording at my home studio 26 February 2017
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