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Image of Ensemble M’chaiya (tm) starting a sound check at the Chabad festival in Skokie, IL. © 2011 Modal Music, Inc. (tm) All rights reserved.

Starting a sound check at the Chabad festival in Skokie, IL. It had just finished raining on everything, including us.

Image of folks dancing to the music of the Ensemble M’chaiya (tm) at the City Winery in Chicago while they still had a Klezmer Sunday Brunch in 2013. © 2013 Modal Music, Inc. (tm) All rights reserved.

Folks dancing to our music at the City Winery in Chicago while they still had a Klezmer Sunday Brunch in 2013.

Image of Ensemble M’chaiya (tm) unloading the car for a gig in New Mexico in 2010. © 2010 Modal Music, Inc. (tm) All rights reserved.

Unloading the car for a gig in New Mexico in 2010.

Image of Ensemble M’chaiya (tm) poster for the Santa Fe, New Mexico Chabad performance in 2011. © 2011 Modal Music, Inc. (tm) All rights reserved.

Poster for a gig at the Santa Fe, New Mexico Chabad in 2011.

Image of Ensemble M’chaiya (tm) poster for the Albuquerque, New Mexico J.C.C. performance in 2010. © 2010 Modal Music, Inc. (tm) All rights reserved.

Poster for a gig at the Albuquerque, New Mexico J.C.C. in 2010.

Image of Ensemble M’chaiya (tm) at Caryl Thompson’s 90th birthday May 2013 – same porch. © 2013 Modal Music, Inc. (tm) All rights reserved.

Playing for Caryl Thompson’s 100th birthday May 2013.

Image of Ensemble M’chaiya (tm) at Caryl Thompson’s 90th birthday May 2003 – same porch. © 2013 Modal Music, Inc. (tm) All rights reserved.

Caryl Thompson’s 90th birthday May 2003 – same porch. There is a slight size difference in our drummer’s height!

Image of Ensemble M’chaiya (tm) at the Chicago Bulls as part of their pre-game entertainment. From left to right: Steve Hart, Lupcho Kacovski, Terran Doehrer, Zoï Doehrer, Velizar Shumanov, Jutta Distler. © Modal Music, Inc. (tm) All rights reserved.Image of Ensemble M’chaiya (tm) at the Chicago Bulls as part of their pre-game entertainment. From left to right: Jutta Distler, Bryan Tipps, Zoï Doehrer, Peter Bartels, Steve Hart, Terran Doehrer. © Modal Music, Inc. (tm) All rights reserved.

The Chicago Bulls had us play a bunch of times over the years for their pre-game entertainment around Chanukah. Top photo, from left to right: Steve Hart, Lupcho Kacovski, Terran Doehrer, Zoï Doehrer, Velizar Shumanov, Jutta Distler. Bottom photo, from left to right: Jutta Distler, Bryan Tipps, Zoï Doehrer, Peter Bartels, Steve Hart, Terran Doehrer.

Image of Ensemble M’chaiya (tm) at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, IL.  © Modal Music, Inc. (tm) All rights reserved. Image of Ensemble M’chaiya (tm) at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, IL. © Modal Music, Inc. (tm) All rights reserved.

Illinois State Fair brought us to Springfield, IL to play there seven times over the years.

Image of Ensemble M’chaiya (tm) at the Evanston Ethnic Festival © 2005 Modal Music, Inc. (tm) All rights reserved.

Evanston Ethnic Festival

Image of Ensemble M’chaiya (tm) setting up the sound system for a private party in Galesburg, IL. © Modal Music, Inc. (tm) All rights reserved.

Setting up the sound system for a private party in Galesburg, IL.

Image of Zoï Doehrer playing a part in a staged reading of Joanne Koch’s “Celebrating Survival”, based on a true story of how a Jewish Greek family survived the Holocaust years. Terran Doehrer is playing the guitar and you can just see the head stock of Jutta’s Mandolin. © Modal Music, Inc. (tm) All rights reserved.

Zoï Doehrer playing a part in a staged reading of Joanne Koch’s “Celebrating Survival”, based on a true story of how a Jewish Greek family survived the Holocaust years. Terran Doehrer is playing the guitar and you can just see the head stock of Jutta’s Mandolin.

Image of Ensemble M’chaiya (tm) poster for a New Year’s concert in Hyde Park on Chicago’s South Side. © Modal Music, Inc. (tm) All rights reserved.

Poster for a New Year’s concert in Hyde Park on Chicago’s South Side.

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Image of Ensemble M’chaiya (tm) as a trio – Zoï Doehrer – percussion, Jutta Distler – mandolin, Terran Doehrer – guitar. Photo by Betina Distler. Photo copyright 2012 Modal Music, Inc. (tm) All rights reserved.

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Ensemble M’chaiya (tm): Zoï Doehrer – percussion, Jutta Distler – mandolin, Terran Doehrer – guitar.

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Image of Ensemble M’chaiya (tm) as a sestet – Zoï Doehrer – drums, Jutta Distler – mandolin, Terran Doehrer – percussion, George Petrov – accordion, Marc Edelstein – bass, Mark Gavoor – oud. Photo copyright 2012 Modal Music, Inc. (tm) All rights reserved.

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Ensemble M’chaiya (tm): Zoï Doehrer – drums, Jutta Distler – mandolin, Terran Doehrer – percussion, George Petrov – accordion, Marc Edelstein – bass, Mark Gavoor – oud.

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Photo of Ensemble M’chaiya (tm) as a quintet – From top to bottom, left to right: Steve Hart, Peter Bartels, Terran Doehrer, Zoï Doehrer, Jutta Distler. Photo by Jim Godsey. Photo © 2010 Modal Music, Inc. (tm) All rights reserved.

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Ensemble M’chaiya (tm): Zoï Doehrer – drums, Jutta Distler – mandolin, Terran Doehrer – guitar, Steve Hart – tuba, Peter Bartels – cornet.

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Vertical photo of Ensemble M’chaiya (tm) as a duet – Jutta Distler, standing in back – mandolin, Terran Doehrer, in front – guitar. Photo by Betina Distler. Photo copyright 2012 Modal Music, Inc. (tm). All rights reserved.

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Photo of Ensemble M’chaiya (tm) as a trio – Terran Doehrer, on left – guitar, Jutta Distler, in back – mandolin, Konstantin Marinov, on right – tupan. Photo copyright 2013 Modal Music, Inc. (tm). All rights reserved.

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Ensemble M’chaiya (tm): Terran Doehrer - guitar, Jutta Distler - mandolin, Konstantin Marinov - tupan.

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Photo of Ensemble M’chaiya (tm) as a duet – Jutta Distler – violin, Terran Doehrer – guitar. Photo by Dan Tong. © 2007 Modal Music, Inc. (tm) All rights reserved.

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Photo of Ensemble M’chaiya (tm) as a quartet – Back row: Zoï Doehrer, Terran Doehrer; front row: Jutta Distler, Velizar Shumanov. Photo © 2008 Modal Music, Inc. (tm) All rights reserved.

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Photo of Ensemble M’chaiya (tm) as a duet – Jutta Distler – violin, Terran Doehrer – guitar. Photo by Wally Reichert. © 2003 Modal Music, Inc. (tm) All rights reserved.

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Photo of Ensemble M’chaiya (tm) as a duet – Jutta Distler – violin, Terran Doehrer – guitar. Photo by A. Richardson. © 1999 Modal Music, Inc. (tm) All rights reserved.

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