Traditional and innovative? It must be the Klezmatics Klezmer music, like jazz, has many manifestations. For some listeners, it represents the traditional dance rhythms and sensual sounds of Eastern European wedding music. Others identify it with the first surge of klezmer revival in the early 20th century, with high-spirited rhythms and improvisations reminiscent of the [...]
Time Out New York
May 29th, 2003
The Klezmatics: Rise Up! Shteyt Oyf! By Sara Marcus The Klezmer revival of the 1980′s was still young when the Klezmatics exploded onto the scene, shaking up Eastern European Jewish folk with jazz and world-music influences. Seventeen years later, it’s impossible to imagine the genre without them, and despite the departure of longtime violinist Alicia [...]
Cleveland Plain Dealer
May 25th, 2003
World: The Klezmatics The Klezmatics:”Rise Up! Shteyt Oyf!” File under: Klezmer music with postmodern attitude. The Klezmatics take surprising turns on every track of their spirited new collection. The New York ensemble – vocalist- accordionist Lorin Sklamberg, trumpeter Frank London, fiddler Lisa Gutkin, wind player Matt Dariau, bassist-tsimble player Paul Morrissett and drummer David Licht [...]
San Francisco Bay Guardian
May 14th, 2003
Frequencies: Shma Yisrael By Josh Kun I am an American Jew and I have never been to Israel. When I was growing up in Los Angeles, it seemed like just about every other Jewish kid in braces I knew had taken one of those teen tours to the motherland and learned how to say “aliyah” [...]
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