List of klezmer bands
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Klezmer
(Yiddish כלזמיר, from Hebrew
k'li zemer כלי זמר, lit. "vessels of song", meaning "musical instruments" in Hebrew; in Yiddish, "klezmer" refers to a professional Jewish instrumentalist) is a music with origins in Eastern Europe. It was originally played by the Jews, but now, since a revival starting in the 1970s, it has become popular in America, among bands who have brought it back to Europe.
Klezmer
Klezmer is a musical tradition of the Ashkenazic Jews of Eastern Europe. Played by professional musicians called klezmorim, the genre originally consisted largely of dance tunes and instrumental display pieces for weddings and other celebrations...
(Yiddish כלזמיר, from Hebrew
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
k'li zemer כלי זמר, lit. "vessels of song", meaning "musical instruments" in Hebrew; in Yiddish, "klezmer" refers to a professional Jewish instrumentalist) is a music with origins in Eastern Europe. It was originally played by the Jews, but now, since a revival starting in the 1970s, it has become popular in America, among bands who have brought it back to Europe.
Modern Klezmer bands
- Alex JacobowitzAlex JacobowitzAlex Jacobowitz is a classically-trained street performer who plays the marimba and xylophone.-New York:During the 1980s and 1990s he played in New York City, including at the Lincoln Center's "Meet the Artist" program, Yeshiva University, Zabar's, Central Park, the 84th Street Synagogue,...
- Austin KlezmorimAustin KlezmorimAustin Klezmorim is a klezmer music group founded in 1979 in Austin, Texas by trumpeter and composer Bill Averbach.-Recordings:Self-Published Recordings*Shalom Y'all 1979*Texas Klez 1984*East of Odessa 1992*Bubba's Waltz 2005Compilations...
- Beyond the Pale
- Brave Old WorldBrave Old WorldBrave Old World is an international klezmer band formed in 1989.Members hail from the US and Germany. The Washington Post called Brave Old World "the revival's first supergroup. Every player is a virtuoso"....
- BudowitzBudowitzBudowitz are a klezmer band incorporating 19th century instruments and themes from the folk music of Bessarabia, Galicia and Bukovina, into their music. Its members live in Hungary, Germany and the United States...
- The Cracow Klezmer BandThe Cracow Klezmer BandThe Cracow Klezmer Band was a Polish quartet formed by accordionist and composer Jarosław Bester in 1997. Its sound was different from what most people consider to be klezmer — instead of danceable versions of traditional Yiddish songs, and free-form fantasies and laments, the Cracow Klezmer...
- Di Naye KapelyeDi Naye KapelyeDi Naye Kapelye is a Hungarian klezmer music group. The band formed in Budapest in 1993, and perform frequently throughout Europe. Their lyrics are primarily in Yiddish and Hungarian.-Members:...
- Flying Bulgar Klezmer BandFlying Bulgar Klezmer BandThe Flying Bulgars is a Canadian folk music band, who play original music rooted in the folk and celebration music of Jews originating in Eastern Europe. The band's music adds elements of rock, jazz and salsa....
- Giora FeidmanGiora FeidmanGiora Feidman is an Argentinian-born Israeli clarinetist who specializes in klezmer music.-Biography:Giora Feidman was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his Bessarabian Jewish parents immigrated to escape persecution. Feidman comes from a family of klezmer musicians...
- GolemGolem (klezmer band)Golem is a New York City-based klezmer band that sings in Yiddish, English and Slavic languages.Golem was founded in 2001 by band leader Annette Ezekiel Kogan. The band describes itself as an "Eastern European folk-punk band." The band has performed throughout the United States, as well as in...
- Kharkov Klezmer BandKharkov Klezmer BandThe Kharkov Klezmer Band , also known as the Kharkiv Klezmer Band , is a klezmer band from Kharkiv, Ukraine....
- The KlezmaticsThe KlezmaticsThe Klezmatics are a Grammy Award-winning American klezmer music group based in New York City, who have achieved fame singing in several languages, most notably mixing older Yiddish tunes with other types of more contemporary music of differing origins...
- Klezmer Conservatory BandKlezmer Conservatory BandThe Klezmer Conservatory Band is an Boston-based group which performs traditional klezmer music; it was formed by Hankus Netsky of the New England Conservatory of Music in 1980. Originally formed for a single concert, they have gone on to release eleven albums....
- Klezmer Local 42Klezmer Local 42Klezmer Local 42 is a Klezmer band based out of Athens, GA. Originated in 2009 by Five Eight bassist Dan Horowitz. Originally called The Lokshen Kugel Klezmer Band....
- Kolsimcha - The World QuintetKolsimcha - The World Quintet- History :The band was founded in 1986 under the name Kol Simcha in Switzerland as a duo with Josef Bollag and David Klein. Their main interest being focused on the musical genre Klezmer they played on weddings until their succes grew and they started giving concerts...
- KrokeKrokeKROKE – A Kraków instrumental ensemble of the world music genre. The band's name in Yiddish means Kraków.The band was founded in 1992 by three friends and graduates of the Academy of Music in Kraków. Initially, they were associated with klezmer music with strong Balkan influences...
- Kruzenshtern & ParohodKruzenshtern & ParohodKruzenshtern & Parohod is a Russophone Israel klezmer-rock band from Tel Aviv, created in 2002. Its style is variously branded as "experimental jazz", "klezmercore" , "ethno jazz", "avant-garde".The core team is :...
- Mames BabegenushMames BabegenushMames Babegenush is a Danish Klezmer band formed in 2004 Copenhagen. In the beginning it playing quite traditional Klezmer music—with inspiration from artists such as Naftule Brandwein, Abe Schwartz and Dave Tarras—but has increasingly developed its own sound.The name means "Mom's...
- Metropolitan KlezmerMetropolitan KlezmerMetropolitan Klezmer is a New York band that was established in 1994.While clearly a Klezmer band, Metropolitan Klezmer takes an eclectic approach to Yiddish musical genres from around the globe....
- NayekhovichiNayekhovichiNayekhovichi – klezmer band from Russia formed in 2004. It was named after Vanya Zhuk's grandfather Simon Noakhovich.- Members :Max Carpycheff – t-sax, clarinetF. Machine Genius – drumsVanya Zhuk – vocals, electric guitar...
- New Klezmer QuintetNew Klezmer QuintetThe New Klezmer Quintet is a traditional klezmer band originally from the Washington, D.C. area. The group is also a neo-klezmer ensemble performing klezmer music while incorporating elements of modern Israeli folk music, ladino, jazz, Swing music, Latin music, and rock and roll styles...
- The KlezmorimThe KlezmorimThe Klezmorim was a klezmer band formed in 1975. They are widely credited with spearheading the worldwide revival of klezmer music in the 1970s and 1980s....
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- Yale StromYale StromYale Strom is a pioneer among klezmer revivalists in conducting extensive field research in Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans among the Jewish and Rom communities since 1981. Initially, his work focused primarily on the use and performance of klezmer music between these two groups...
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