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Andy Statman
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Statman is a versatile musician who's made his mark pursuing a range of seemingly non-related directions over his twenty-plus year career. He began playing Bluegrass mandolin in the 1970s and soon turned his attention to Klezmer, investigating his Jewish roots and studying with legendary clarinetist Dave Tarras. He has also cited the influence of jazz musicians John Coltrane and Albert Ayler, most evident in the spiritual nature of records including the exploratory Between Heaven and Earth as well as more meditative, polished fare such as The Hidden Light. His Bluegrass output is similarly varied, ranging from the spirited hoedowns of Andy's Ramble to the more experimental Mandolin Abstractions, recorded with frequent partner David Grisman.


04/10/2007 05:32 AM

The Klezmatics
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If the last decade has proved anything (besides the irrepressibility of the Bush dynasty), it's that Klezmer cannot die. Just when you think this folk music has bitten the dust, some New York musician or other comes along and resurrects it. The Klezmatics are a conglomeration of musical polyglots who stay true to Klezmer's dark, dance-happy heart while exploring the genre's outer limits. Each band member is part of the vibrant Downtown scene, including Matt Darriau of the Paradox Trio and Frank London of Hasidic New Wave. They're madly talented and irreverently traditional. - Sarah Bardeen


04/06/2007 06:06 AM

Don Byron
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Exuberant, vocal and witty, Don Byron's acrobatic clarinet work mirrors his outspoken persona. His style-hopping discography similarly reflects both his wide-ranging musical appetite and his mastery of just about every genre he's been involved with. His eclecticism has led to a diverse following, though not everyone will agree on what constitutes his best work. Among more straight-ahead jazz fans, his 1990 debut Tuskegee Experiments, the rambunctious No-Vibe Zone: Live At The Knitting Factory, and the more subdued Romance with the Unseen (1999) rate highest. With contributions from guitarist Bill Frisell, pianist Uri Caine and others, these albums reveal Byron's vision of avant-garde informed Post Bop and feature consistently strong solos. Plays the Music of Music of Mickey Katz and the popular Bug Music are two conceptual albums that offer surprisingly straight takes on old Klezmer and Swing-related tunes, respectively. The politically pointed, Funk-centered Nu Blaxploitation (1998) is something else again, dominated by the love-'em-or-hate-'em vocals of poet Sadiq Bey. What's next is anyone's guess, but the fact that people are likely to both listen and disagree is a sign that he's doing something right. - Will York


02/09/2007 05:04 AM

Nigun
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01/06/2007 06:08 AM

David H. Yakobian
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This artist produces and collaborates on a variety of upbeat Jewish party favorites and other traditional Klezmer music. Filled with cheerful vocals, spiraling melodies and fast, driven rhythms. - Jessy Terry


12/05/2006 03:59 AM

Giora Feidman
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Equally at home in both Klezmer and classical music settings, clarinetist Feidman is widely hailed as one of the best in the world on his instrument. He's played a major role in preserving and cultivating Jewish folk music in various capacities over the past 30 years, and his exuberant, singing horn work can be heard on numerous recordings as well as in the film Schindler's List. - Will York


03/22/2007 04:59 AM

Klezperanto
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Musical polyglots Klezperanto have fused all their harmonic vocabulary into one raucous whole. Shifting from Klezmer to Balkan to old-timey jazz to rockabilly within a few beats, the band's main lingua franca is the dance. They almost never slow down, and you wouldn't want them to. All the musicians are up to their tasks, and the arrangements are tight and intelligent. Perhaps not for purists, but only dullards wouldn't follow the musical connections the band draws. - Sarah Bardeen


09/10/2006 02:22 AM

Kapelye
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A whimsical combination of clarinet, tuba, and banjo makes for up-tempo dance music. This is some "kapelye" (Yiddish for group), infusing Dixieland and jazz into the Eastern European roots of their music. - Robert Leaver


07/19/2006 03:29 AM

The Cracow Klezmer Band
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- Rachel Devitt


04/09/2007 04:44 AM

Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band
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Like an Eastern European carnival band transplanted to the new world, the Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band maintain their Yiddish roots while picking up on the cosmopolitan culture of their Toronto home. Mediterranean currents flow northward up the Mississippi from New Orleans, blaring clarinets, brass, violin and mandolin over the rollicking rhythm section. - Robert Leaver


07/19/2006 03:29 AM