I first heard live klezmer music in 1980 in Berkeley at the Julia Morgan Theatre, played by the Klezmorim, the ur-klezmer-revival band. There was dancing the aisles. I said "I want this music at my wedding". Nine years later, we did.
We live in the Boston area and are fortunate to have a number of great klezmer bands here, including the Klezmer Conservatory Band, Shirim (and its experimental incarnation, Naftule's Dream), Ezekiel's Wheel, etc. We just saw a livestream outdoor concert by Ezekiel's Wheel this evening. Shirim played at our wedding and a couple of other family events.
My father played flute in an amateur klezmer band in East Tennessee, and my nephew played French horn in a youth Klezmer band in Nashville.
from tonight (video quality improves after about 10 minutes)
Last edited by dhalbert; 10-18-2020 at 07:24 PM.
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