Payadora Tango & Beyond

Folkloric, improvisation, jazz, originals, & chamber music.

  •  July 3, 2026
     8:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Founded by violinist, vocalist, and composer Rebekah Wolkstein, Payadora has toured extensively across Canada, Europe, South America, and the United States, with performances at major venues and festivals including the National Arts Centre, Ottawa Chamberfest, Toronto Summer Music, Harbourfront Centre, Festival of the Sound, Music and Beyond, and Germany’s renowned Rudolstadt Festival. Their international touring has included performances in Argentina, Brazil, Poland, Austria, Spain, Denmark, Hungary, and the United Kingdom, including a live-to-air BBC broadcast.

The ensemble has received significant recognition for both artistic excellence and innovation. In 2024, Payadora received the prestigious Weltmusikpreis RUTH Award, Germany’s highest honour for world music, presented at the Rudolstadt Festival.

Their album Silent Tears: The Last Yiddish Tango won the 2024 Folk Music Ontario Award for Best Album, reached #1 on the World Music Charts Europe, and received international media coverage from NPR, BBC, CBC, CTV, Deutsche Welle, RTÉ, and other major outlets. Payadora was also nominated for Folk Music Ontario’s Performing Artist of the Year and for the Canadian Folk Music Awards’ Pushing the Boundaries Award. Band member Drew Jurecka is a GRAMMY-award winning musician.

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11 Tommy Banks Way, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6E 2M2

Band members

Drew Jurecka, bandoneon, violin, mandolin
Mark Camilleri, piano
Joe Phillips, double bass, guitar
Rebekah Wolkstein, violin, voice

Parking is available in the City of Edmonton lot just outside our doors. $6 maximum from 5pm to 2am or $2.50 per hour.

Tickets will also be available at the door if not previously sold out online. Doors open at 7pm. Music starts at 8pm.

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