When clarinetist Paul Green listens to the American twist on klezmer, or Jewish folk music, he hears the "punched out" rhythm of traditional eastern European folk mixed with the influence of jazz. In ...

All it took was one klezmer improvisation workshop with Israeli clarinetist Giora Feidman for German mathematician Helmut Eisel to change his career course and devote himself to Feidman’s mentorship ...

He takes Klezmer motifs and chops them apart in a beautiful way, and it's a tour de force for the clarinet. I play it with my Klezmer sound and with my ornaments, what we call "krechtz," the little ...

How does a musician reconcile the deep yearnings for one’s genetic roots with a determination to remain curious about the world outside? Clarinetist David Krakauer continues to find a way. As part of ...

One was something that I'd already been introduced to by my clarinet teacher, and that was that you can really find a whole new way of taking music apart—of finding the fundamental building blocks, ...

Somewhere in New York, perhaps at this very moment, someone is hosting a “picking party,” a bluegrass gathering in a private home where musicians sit and play tunes. And Margot Leverett, a 45-year-old ...

When Don Byron played Michael`s Pub last weekend, some in the audience didn`t know whether to call it a miracle or phone their optometrist. Byron, who is black, wears his hair in long dreadlocks that ...

In an exclusive DW interview, the "King of Klezmer" Giora Feidman explains why contemporary culture ignores people's need for spiritual nourishment, why he can't stand popular music, and what klezmer ...

Classical musician and klezmer specialist Robin Seletsky will present a lecture and performance on music and the Holocaust on Sunday, April 15, at SUNY Cortland. Seletsky, accompanied by pianist Kim ...