Artist description We are here to bring the joyous, rousing sounds of klezmer to the halls of Yale, to its Hillel as well as to anyone who likes energized dance music. Our performances don't stop there, though: we have played down to Florida and would love to play even further. Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, community events, private parties, and fundraisers in the New York/Connecticut areas are our standard fare.

Music Style Klezmer

Musical Influences Klezmer, Jazz, Blues

Similar Artists Klezmatics, Andy Statman, David Krakauer

Artist History Founded in 1992 by Ken Richmond, the Yale Klezmer Band is a group of undergraduate students from all different musical backgrounds. Klezmer, the music we play, is the Jewish folk/dance music whose roots lie in old Eastern Europe. It was popular in the United States in the 1930's-40's, when immigrants merged these roots with the big band style. It then nearly died out due to the assimilationist Americanization of the mid-century. Since the late 70's, it is back, as indicated by the popularity of Itzhak Perlman's recent recording entitled "In the Fiddler's House."

Group Members Jeff Perlman, Johanna Conterio, Shayna Silverstein, Jonathan Zalben, Clark Freifeld, Ethan Chessin, Dan Benaim, Daniela Cohen, Ruth Kaplan, John Goeltz, Jonathan Braman, Josh Wolf, Jessie Mangual

Instruments clarinet, violin, trumpet, trombone, piano, flute, vocals, bass, banjo, percussion

Albums Meshuggeneh, Another Glass of Wine

Location New Haven, Connecticut - USA

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