Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. It’s been called ‘Jewish party music’ but that’s only half the story of klezmer. Marking the return of ...
In klezmer, the fidl / violin isn't just a melody-hogging diva -- as in the traditional "fidl kapelye" (fiddle band), it can be a rhythm instrument too! Join Jon Cannon, former member of the ...
Every generation of artists faces its own peculiar set of challenges. When the first klezmer revivalists began breathing fresh life into Jewish music in the early 1970s, their task was not a simple ...
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The re-acquaintance of klezmer, Eastern European Jewish modes and rhythms, with American jazz is currently at its height. Initially, Jewish immigrant musicians arriving during the late 1800s and early ...
It’s been dubbed Kleztronica. Essentially electronic dance music with klezmer elements, the year-old genre is made to a large degree with samplers and synthesizers, though old-school instruments that ...
Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. It’s been called ‘Jewish party music’ but that’s only half the story of klezmer. Marking the return of ...