List of Klezmer bands

Klezmer

Klezmer (Yiddish כלזמיר, from Hebrew k'li zemer כלי זמר, lit. "vessels of song", meaning "musical instruments" in Hebrew; in Yiddish, "klezmer" refers to a professional Jewish instrumentalist) is a music with origins in Eastern Europe. It was originally played by the Jews, but now, since a revival starting in the 1970's, it has become popular in America, among bands who have brought it back to Europe. Today, Klezmer is enjoyed by Jews and non-Jews alike.

Famous modern klezmer bands

• Brave Old World
• Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band
• Golem
• Klezmatics
• Klezmer Conservatory Band

Less famous modern klezmer bands

• Alex Jacobowitz
• Beyond the Pale
• The Cracow Klezmer Band
• The Klezmorim
• Kroke
• Kruzenshtern & Parohod
• The Kharkov Klezmer Band
• Monsieur Camembert

Older klezmer bands

• Dave Tarras
• Naftule Brandwein

External links

• Budowitz Website - Articles on Klezmer
• Project Klezmerize
• Klezmer, Jewish, and Related or Derivative musics
• The Klezmer Boys
• Klezmer music
• The Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
• Joel Rubin and Rita Ottens: Jewish Cultural Programming and Research
• Ot Azoj Klezmer Band