The Klezmorim

Klezmorim was one of the first of the revivalist bands to play klezmer, the traditional dance music of the Eastern European Jews. During the twelve years that the group was together, Klezmorim brought a good-humored, theatrical approach to their fusion of traditional Eastern European Jewish music, jazz, improvisation, street music and worldbeat. The concept that developed into Klezmorim was conceived as a duo, "Lev & Dave," by saxophone player Lev Liberman and violinist David Skuse in 1974. At the time, the only other band playing klezmer was a group featuring Andy Statman a...