Violizzy

Fiddler, Songwriter, Singer

HAVE FIDDLE WILL PLAY!

About Liz image
Violizzy aka Liz Taub is a fiddler/singer/songwriter with numerous bands (including Bluestone 739, The Val Kinzler Band, Steven Blane, Lucas Rotman, Bob Tellefsen) Violizzy has earned her reputation as an eclectic artist, able to play any type of genre from country to classical. Her base is NYC but she performs all over the world, from Jerusalem, Israel to Vancouver, Canada. She is also a member of the UNSCR Symphony Orchestra and the Queer Urban Orchestra, showcasing her refined training as a violinist. As a singer-songwriter Liz has expanded her musical community, bringing together friends and other musicians to perform original Violizzy songs. She loves to collaborate with others. Her new projects include:
Member of ARTivistUS, a non-profit organization focused on supporting musicians and artists who write
Social Justice songs that send a message to the world that we must act NOW to preserve our planet and protect the environment, as well as people we love (see Gallery Page below)
Member of ARTivistUS, the People’s Music Network, as well as the NYC Labor Chorus, who perform around NYC for special events, including rallies, parades & choral extravaganzas.

Violizzy believes that music can heal. She utilizes music in her work as a healer and Reiki Master, using Reiki, essential oils, and creative arts to help clients, family, and friends. She is the President on the Board of Directors of Performance Wellness, Inc., a non-profit organization that trains and works with people who want to learn The Dr. Louise Montello Method of Performance Wellness.

CRAZY ROSES and PLAYING ON THE PORCH are 2 CDs Violizzy produced with Bluestone 739, which include some of her original songs. She recorded her original music CD Violizzy & Friends at Rob Taube's studio Groove Garden Community Music Studio in New York City in 2021.
The following are Violizzy sites:
YouTube/Violizzy
Facebook/Violizzy Taub
Instagram/Violizzy

USA Venues

Arlene’s Grocery, NYC
August Martin, NYC
Bongo Roadhouse, Lake Ariel, PA
Brooklyn Music Kitchen, Brooklyn
The Bitter End, NYC
Caffe Vivaldi, NYC
Caravan of Dreams Restaurant, NYC
Central Park Weddings with Rabbi Steven Blane
Centro Espanol La Nacional, NYC
City Winery Loft, NYC
Columbia University Cafe, NYC
Dancing Cat Tavern, Bethel Woods, NY
David Geffen Hall with NYCLC, NYC
DROM, NYC
Educational Alliance Senior Centers, NYC
Esperanto Spanish Restaurant, NYC
Fall Music festival 2020 -Dorflinger, Hawley, PA
Farmer’s Market, Callicoon, NY
Hemlock Farms Library, Beach & Firehouse, PA
Holy Church of the Apostle, NYC
Integral Yoga Institute with Moon Kirtan Band
Knights of Columbus, Long Island
Lady Stardust, 25 Ave. A East Village, NYC
Lestats Coffeehouse, San Diego, CA
LIC Bar, NYC
Mary O's Restaurant/Bar, NYC
Otto’s Shrunken Head, NYC
Paddy Reilly’s, NYC
People's Voice Cafe, NYC
Philadelphia Folk Festival, PA w DK & the Joy Machine
Moscow 57, NYC
Pianos, NYC
Porch Stomp Festival, Governor’s Island
Private Beach Bash, St. Thomas, USVI
Queer Urban Orchestra
Rockwood Music Hall, NYC
Sidewalk Cafe, NYC
Silvana Cafe, NYC
Sim Shalom Synagogue, NYC
Sixth St Community Center, NYC
Sixth St Garden, NYC
Stanton St. Shul, NYC
Steer Barn, Lords Valley, PA
Sylvania Social Restaurant, Hawley, PA
The Delancey Bar, NYC
The Triad, NYC
Town & Village Synagogue, NYC
Two Bridges Luncheonette, NYC
Teddy’s Bar & Grill, NYC
The Black Oak Bar, Oneonta, NY
The Red Lion, NYC
The Settlers’ Inn, Hawley, PA
The Shrine, NYC
The Westend Lounge, NYC
Wind Gap Bluegrass Festival, PA
Wicked Willy’s, NYC
Yasgur’s Farm Fest, Bethel, NY

INTERNATIONAL

Anza Bar, Vancouver, Canada
Apulaya Arts Center, Peru
Ebisu Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
Jerusalem Opera House, Israel with The Hebrew University Orchestra
Instituto Cervantes, Frankfurt, Germany
Kaffeehaus, Darmstadt, Germany
Knabenschule, Darmstadt, Germany
Monte da Orada, Portugal
Myriad by Sana Hotel, Lisbon, Portugal
Private Wedding, New Delhi, India
Cafe La Palma, Madrid, Spain
Boardwalk, Rosas, Spain
Private concerts, Jerusalem, Israel

Call to action

If you’d like to support this fight to save our oceans and marine life, please contact the following organizations:
HillswickWildlifeSanctuary.org
Donate here :
hillswickwildlifesanctuary.org/donate/
Rescue, rehabilitate and release marine animals such as seals and otters.
Greenpeace.org 
Twnation.ca 

Saturday May 4, 2024, 7:30 pm PVC

Violizzy will finally present her own set of original songs at the Peoples Voice Cafe at Judson Memorial Church Hall, near Washington Square Park in NYC. Donations accepted gratefully. Merch will be on sale! Please put this event in your calendar! Band includes Trevor Hochman, bass and Stephen Hodorowski, guitar. .

Fridays 7-8:30 pm 10/18/24 Kirtan Band

Join us at Integral Yoga Institute 227 W. 13 St, NYC. Chant and dance with us! $10 donation appreciated. Thank you!

The Barrytones Saturday, 12/7/24 7 pm

Barry Temkin heads this band that plays his original music and music from the 70s. Performing at Brooklyn Kitchen

QUO Orchestra 12/15/2024,8 pm

Queer Urban Orchestra at Symphony Space Tickets $25 at queerurbanorchestra.org

Porch Stomp 6/15/24 Governors Island NYC

Violizzy performs at 5 different stages throughout the day! Take the ferry and enjoy a beautiful day with acoustic music on 18 stages around the island! Ferry from downtown Manhattan or Brooklyn

Bob Tellefsen Band 8/15/24

Yasgur's Farm, NY Thursday, site of the origins Woodstock! And Bob was there! Rock out with music from the 60s and 70s. Talented band members!

Friday 7/12/24 Randy Light Band

11 am-3 pm, Honesdale PA gig with talented Randy Light. Were performing for a senior center!

Thursday 7/11/24, 7 pm Homesdale, PA

Join Violizzy as she performs with The Bob Tellefsen Band at Central Park in Honesdale, PA! Being a chair, but some Ice cream and enjoy this outdoor concert!

Bob Tellefsen Band Friday, 8/30/24 5 pm

Rock and roll at Schoolhouse Farm, Honesdale, PA with Bob and his great band! Always a pleasure to perform with these guys.

Sat. 8/24/24 11 am Sunapee Farmers Market

Violizzy joins JD & The Stonemasons for a morning jam at the local Farmers Market in Sunapee, New Hampshire!