Nayekhovichi – klezmer

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...

 band from Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

 formed in 2004. It was named after Vanya Zhuk's (band leader) grandfather Simon Noakhovich.

Members

Max Carpycheff – t-sax, clarinet

Clarinet

The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...

F.(dot) Machine Genius – drums

Vanya Zhuk – vocals, electric guitar

Electric guitar

An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...

Mitya "Pyatak" Khramtsoff – bass, vocals, fiddle

Fiddle

The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...

Grig Spiridonych – trombone

Trombone

The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...

Discography

2005 – Proschay Korova! (Farewell Thee, Cow!) (Tiotia Ootia ProDucktions)

2008 – Klezmer Iz ДeaД (Tiotia Ootia ProDucktions)

External links

1. Official Website

2. KlezmerShack about Nayekhovichi

3. The Wandering Muse about Nayekhovichi

4. Review of Proschay, Korova!

5. Review of Klezmer Iz ДeaД (in Russian)

6. Abus Dangereux №11 (107) 2008 Review of Klezmer Iz ДeaД (in French)

7. Ashkenaz Festival (Toronto, Canada) about Nayekhovichi