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klezmer
[klez-mer]
noun
plural
klezmorima Jewish folk musician traditionally performing in a small band.
Also klezmer music. the type of music performed by such musicians.
klezmer
/ ˰ģ±ōɳś³¾É /
noun
a Jewish folk musician, usually a member of a small band
Also called: klezmer music.Ģżthe music performed by such a band
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of klezmer1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of klezmer1
Example Sentences
Musical groups touch on jazz, klezmer, reggae, polka, gospel and more, as the festivities strive to reflect Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and other cultural traditions, this year delves deeper into Southern Californiaās Filipino and Aztec communities.
In addition to wrapping up his two new albums, āBrass Conspiracyā by Conspiracy Brass and āSpirit Stronger Than Bloodā by the Elders, he delivered a Klezmer Brass Allstars album, āChronika,ā last December.
At 66, the trumpeter, composer, arranger and bandleader has collaborated with everyone from Mel TormĆ© to LL Cool J. A founding member of the Klezmatics, a band that helped to revitalize the klezmer style during the late ā80s, London has worked for decades at a fertile crossroads where Jewish music meets downtown jazz.
The celebration, happening on Monday at the Brooklyn venue Roulette, features the Klezmatics alongside three of Londonās bands: Conspiracy Brass, a buoyant, funky horns-and-percussion aggregation; the Elders, a soulful, hard-swinging quintet of seasoned jazzers; and Klezmer Brass Allstars, who meld traditional Yiddish and Hasidic music with electronic beats.
He isnāt as well-known as some of the people heās worked with, like Anderson, the novelist Kathy Acker, the choreographer Bill T. Jones, the singular cellist Arthur Russell, or David Byrne; or the people heās studied with, including the founding Minimalists Terry Riley and Pauline Oliveros, with whom he played in a klezmer band.
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