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 ...

One was something that I'd already been introduced to by my clarinet teacher, and that was that you can really find a whole new way of taking music apart—of finding the fundamental building blocks, ...

When Don Byron played Michael`s Pub last weekend, some in the audience didn`t know whether to call it a miracle or phone their optometrist. Byron, who is black, wears his hair in long dreadlocks that ...

Clarinetist Margot Leverett thought it would be funny. She wanted to lead a band playing bluegrass and traditional Jewish Klezmer music in the same show. She figured it would be a hoot to see a ...

French clarinetist Yom electrifies klezmer, the musical tradition of Ashkenazi Jews from Central and Eastern Europe. On his new album You Will Never Die, recorded with the Wonder Rabbis, electric bass ...

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 ...

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 ...

What began as a modest Klezmer night nearly two decades ago has become one of Tyler’s most anticipated December traditions, ...

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, ...

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 ...