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 ...

Klezmer music has always been a blend of every cultural strain to come within its orbit, from a cantorial chant to pop songs to jazz. So why not hip-hop as well? With his band Klezmer Madness, ...

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 ...

Clarinet great Michael Winograd will lead all-star musicians in a performance “Tanz,” a groundbreaking recording that flopped in 1956. (New York Jewish Week) — In 1955, a group of musicians gathered ...

Princeton Symphony Orchestra. When: 4 p.m. Sunday; pre-concert lecture at 3 p.m. Where: Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, Nassau St., Princeton. How much: $16-$64. Call (609) 258-5000 or visit ...

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 ...

The Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic will focus on Jewish music and culture with two events in February. “Klezmer & ...

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 ...

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 ...

Alexander Fiterstein likely isn’t a household name in the Twin Cities; but in classical music circles, the 35-year-old clarinetist is gaining a wide following. This month he released his first album, ...

CHATHAM, N.Y. -- It's a long way from the shtetls of Eastern Europe to a field in Chatham. But when acclaimed klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals lifts her bow on stage under the PS21 concert tent at 2 p ...