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Harry Kandel
… Kandel was an American clarinetist and bandleader, one of the pioneers of modern klezmer music. He ran an orchestra which consisted of a … Elman as 'Fralich in Swing'. Kandel studied at the Odessa Conservatory of Music and served in army band of the Russian …
Society for Jewish Folk Music
… Violins, Voice and Jews In the spring of 1897, on the eve of the Russian Orthodox … of Jewish folk and liturgical music – the music of the “klezmer” – with the rich harmonies of the late Russian … (1861 – 1937) studied composition at the St. Petersburg Conservatory under Rimsky-Korsakov. There he met Engel and …
A Jumpin' Night in the Garden of Eden
… This film documents the American klezmer music revival that began in the mid 1970s and the bands, such as Kaypelye and the Klezmer Conservatory Band that helped start it. The Folkstreams …
In the Fiddler's House: Itzhak Perlman
… Don Lenzer Famed classical violinist Itzhak Perlman joins klezmer bands and musicians, such as The Klezmatics and The Klezmer Conservatory Band. The songs that are performed are listed …
Chasidic in America
… The song ‘Chasidic in America’ was originally sung by cantor … recorded the song in 1938 with Dave Tarras, the legendary klezmer clarinetist, accompanying them. Although widely … Hankus Netsky, klezmer scholar and leader of the Klezmer Conservatory Band, has pointed out that this song shows …