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Originally Posted by Wade Hampton

I’ve been vaguely aware of the Klezmatics for years, but last night I did a deep dive into their music and bought three albums of theirs to put on my phone.

Musically, though, those three albums are pretty eclectic. So I was hoping that some of you might be able to tell me which of their albums are closest to that traditional Eastern European Klezmer style.

Speaking of which, while I’m not especially fond of clarinets in most styles of music, in Klezmer music it seems as though the clarinet is like the electric guitar in a rock band: it’s raucous and joyful and seems to pull both the audience and the other band members into a giddy vortex of pure musical ecstasy. It’s remarkable how effective that music is, even for goyim like me.

So thanks in advance for any guidance you all can give me on this.


Wade Hampton Miller

Naftule "Nifty" Brandwein, the [insert name of your personal guitar hero] of the klezmer clarinet: