Calendar of Past Events

Sunday, October 8, 2023
With special guest and good friend Nakul Deshpande on lyra, saz, and laouto. 

Concert 4:00 pm

Watermelon Music
1970 Lake Blvd, Suite 1, Davis, CA
Info: 530-867-1032 or info@timnatalmusic.com


Saturday, October 7, 2023
With special guest and good friend Nakul Deshpande on lyra, saz, and laouto.

Concert 7:30 pm

Fifth Street Farms
1517 5th Street, Berkeley, CA
Tickets & Info
SOLD OUT

This venue is not wheelchair accessible.


Saturday, July 8, 2023
House Concert in Richmond

SOLD OUT


7 DECADES PROJECT CONCERTS


Saturday, September 7, 2019
Fifth Street Farms House Concert

Fifth Street Farms
1517 5th Street, Berkeley, CA
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Sunday, September 15, 2019
KALW’s Dore Stein Fundraising Event for Tangents Greece Music Tour

San Francisco, CA
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Sunday, October 6, 2019
Teslim Concert
With special guests Cookie Segelstein (viola and violin), Joshua Horowitz (piano), and Misha Khalikulovv (cello).

Piedmont Pianos

Oakland, CA


Saturday, November 2, 2019
Wisteria Ways House Concert

Wisteria Ways
Oakland, CA


Saturday, October 27, 2018
Red Poppy Art House Concert

Red Poppy Art House
San Francisco, CA


Saturday, October 20, 2018
Teslim House Concert

San Pablo, CA


September 22, 2018
Trio Samaria House Concert
Trio Samaria with special guests violinist Kaila Flexer and vocalist Ezgi Kurt.

Trio Samaria members:
Gari Hegedus — oud, mandocello, saz, tarhui
Elana Brutman — Cretan lyra with Sympathetic strings
Faisal Zedan — percussion

House Concert in a private home in the town of San Pablo, CA


September 15, 2018
Timbre Folk & Baroque Concert

With special guests Tuki and Aerie Walker and percussionist Faisal Zedan.

Timbre Folk
Berkeley, CA


Sunday December 8, 2013
Teslim Trio:
Gari Hegedus — oud, Greek and Turkish lutes
Kaila Flexer — fiddle, tarhui
Tobias Roberson — doumbek, cajon, riqq & frame drum

Fifth Street Farms
Berkeley, CA


Saturday Dec 7, 2013
Pomegranates & Figs: A Musical Feast


The And of Two Trio:
Shira Kammen — fiddle, viola, vielle
Kaila Flexer — fiddle, tarhui
Tobias Roberson — doumbek, cajon, riqq & frame drum

Fifth Street Farms
Berkeley, CA


Saturday, March 9, 2013
Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Simon, conductor

With guest composer/violinist Kaila Flexer (violin), Gari Hegedus (oud, mandocello), Tobias Roberson (frame drum, darabuka), and Miles Jay (bass).

Cubberley Theatre
Cubberley Community Center
Palo Alto, CA


Sunday, February 24, 2013
Cal Performances Presents:First Stage for Families


Double bill featuring Teslim (Kaila Flexer & Gari Hegedus) and The Oakland Folkharmonic with fiddlers Kaila Flexer, Shira Kammen, Kyla Daynsh, Rachel Taylor, and Danielle Taylor. Special guests Tobias Roberson (percussion) and Miles Jay (bass).

Wheeler Auditorium on the UC Berkeley Campus
Berkeley, CA


Saturday, February 9, 2013

Double bill featuring Teslim (Kaila Flexer & Gari Hegedus) and The Oakland Folkharmonic with fiddlers Kaila Flexer, Shira Kammen, Kyla Daynsh, Rachel Taylor, and Danielle Taylor.

Wisteria Ways
Oakland, CA


Sunday, January 27, 2013
Concert 3:30 pm

College of San Mateo Theater
San Mateo, CA


Sunday, January 27, 2013
Concert 12:00 pm

Asian Cultural Center
Oakland, CA


Saturday, January 26, 2013
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra Presents their Family Concert Series: SFCO

With Teslim (Kaila Flexer & and Gari Hegedus)

Concerts 2:00 pm & 3:30 pm

Randall Museum
San Francisco, CA


Saturday, December 15, 2012 8:00 p.m.
Pomegranates & Figs: A Feast of Jewish Music
Returning to the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse! This year’s line up includes Inspector Gadje, Veretski Pass, and Oakland Folkharmonic.

Concert 8:00 pm

Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
Berkeley, CA


LABYRINTH-TESLIM EVENTS


Sunday, October 14, 2012
Labyrinth-Teslim Concert
Featuring Ross Daly & Kelly Thoma and Teslim (Kaila Flexer and Gari Hegedus) with bassist Miles Jay.

Concert 8:30 pm

Venue: Viracocha
San Francisco, CA


Monday, October 15, 2012
Lecture/Demonstration/Dialogue with Ross Daly and Kelly Thoma

Concert 7:30 pm

Musically Minded Academy
Oakland CA


Thursday, October 18, 2012
Labyrinth-Teslim Concert
Featuring Ross Daly & Kelly Thoma and Teslim with bassist Miles Jay

Concert 8:00 pm

The Culver Center of the Arts
Riverside, CA


Friday, October 19, 2012
Labyrinth-Teslim-Kitka Concert
Featuring: Ross Daly & Kelly Thoma, Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble, and Teslim with bassist Miles Jay

Concert 8:00 pm

UC Santa Barbara MultiCultural Center


Saturday, October 20, 2012
Work of Heart Gallery Presents Labyrinth-Teslim Concert
featuring Ross Daly & Kelly Thomam and Teslim with bassist Miles Jay

Concert 8:00 pm

Work of Heart Gallery
Frazier Park, CA


Friday, October 26, 2012
Labyrinth-Teslim-Kitka Concert
Featuring Ross Daly & Kelly Thoma, Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble, and Teslim with bassist Miles Jay.

Concert 8:00 pm

Holy Cross Church
Santa Cruz, CA


Saturday, October 27, 2012
Labyrinth-Teslim-Kitka Concert
Featuring Ross Daly & Kelly Thoma, Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble, and Teslim with bassist Miles Jay.

Concert 8:00 pm

First Unitarian Church
Oakland CA


Sunday, October 28, 2012 7 pm
Labyrinth-Teslim Concert

Featuring Ross Daly & Kelly Thoma and Teslim with bassist Miles Jay.

These Labyrinth-Teslim programs were made possible by the generous support of City of Oakland Cultural Funding Program, Meet the Composer, Composers Forum and San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music and the California Arts Council.

Village Home Community Center
Davis, CA

More info: kitka.org | kailaflexer.com | rossdaly.gr | kellythoma.com


Friday, September 28, 7 pm
Saturday, September 29, 2pm & 7pm

The American Repertory Ballet Presents: 4 Flavors

ARB’s Master Choreographer Mary Barton created a ballet entitled Straight Up With A Twist to five pieces by Kaila Flexer. Live music for this ballet for these performances will be provided by Kaila Flexer, Shira Kammen, Julian Smedley and Peter Maund.

Hamilton Stage for the Performing Arts at Union County
Rahway, New Jersey


Teslim at One Book One Marin
Saturday, March 17, 2012 – 2:00-3:00 p.m. Bolinas Community Center, Bolinas, CA
Thursday, March 29, 2012 – 7:00-8:00 p.m. Civic Center Library, San Rafael, CA
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 – 7:00-8:00  p.m. Fairfax Library, Fairfax, CA


Saturday, September 17, 2011
Playing for Change Day Benefit Concert
Featuring internationally acclaimed Bay Area musicians:
Harpists Shawna Spiteri and Portia Diwa, Carlos Reyes and Amelia Romano accompanied by:
Vocalists Lisa Veliz and Nevin Rao
Violinists Kaila Flexer and Shira Kammen

The Marsh Berkeley Arts Center
Berkeley, CA


Sunday March 27, 2011
Timna Tal Music Presents Teslim in Concert


Village Homes Community Center
Davis, CA


Saturday, February 12, 2011
Teslim at the Subterranean Art House


Village Homes Community Center
Berkeley, CA


Sunday, December 5, 2010
Cal Performances Presents: Pomegranates & Figs: A Feast of Jewish Music


Featuring Teslim with special guests Shira Kammen, Julian Smedley and Faisal Zedan
North End Klezmer Project (This Canadian group features former members of Bay Area favorite Finjan), and Sqwonk, a bass clarinet duo

Zellerbach Hall
Berkeley California


Saturday, September 25, 2010
Teslim Concert

Seventh Avenue Performances
Seven Performs


Sunday, March 28, 2010
Switchboard Music Festival


Switchboard Music
Dance Mission Theater
San Francisco, CA


Saturday, January 23, 2010
Teslim Concert


Red Poppy Art House
Berkeley, CA


Saturday, January 16, 2010
Teslim house concert


Wisteria Ways
Oakland, CA


Friday, January 8, 2010
Kaila presents two workshops to The New Mexico Music Educator’s Association and the New Mexico chapter of ASTA.


Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010
World premier of new piece for chamber orchestra by Kaila Flexer.
Albuquerque, New Mexico


Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Pomegranates & Figs: A Feast of Jewish Music

Featuring Alicia Svigals’ Klezmer Express: West Coast Edition
Alicia is a fabulous fiddler and will be joined by virtuoso accordionist Nicolai Prisacar and bassist Daniel Fabricant. Plus Teslim with special guests!

The (New) Freight & Salvage Coffee House
Berkeley CA
Freight & Salvage

For more information on Pomegranates and Figs, click here.


November 8, 2009
Teslim & Moira Smiley & VOCO

Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society

Half Moon Bay, CA


Cal Performances Presents
Pomegranates & Figs: A Feast of Jewish Music

Featuring Teslim, Kitka and The Gonifs

Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley Campus
Berkeley, CA


Friday, April 10, 2009
Utunes Presents: Teslim Concert


First Unitarian Church of Oakland
Utunes Coffee House


June 17, 2009
Fiddlin’ Mamas – A Benefit for Fiddlin’ Mama Briana Waters

With Maria Muldaur, Irene Sazer, Kaila Flexer (with Gari Hegedus), Suzy Thompson, Bobbi Nikles, Stairwell Sisters & Misters.

Freight & Salvage
Berkeley, CA


June 27, 2009
The College of Music presents Teslim in Concert.

Imig Music Building Chamber Hall
University of Colorado at Boulder