Articles related to "Klezmer"

Accordion virtuoso Geoff Berner plays a rousing set of modernized, socially-conscious klezmer music to an appreciative Montreal audience.

4/5: Accordion virtuoso Geoff Berner returns with The Wedding Dance of the Widow Bride, an inspired and passionate blend of klezmer music and holy matrimony.

Klezmer king Dave Buchbinder and Cuban pianist Hilario Duran to meet under the aegis of the Ottawa Jazz Festival Nov. 26

Certain band instruments fit into a few musical genres. This versatility is one factor for musicians to consider when choosing a new musical instrument.

In the 1890s, Jews fled Russian areas of Eastern Europe, settling in New York's East Side. They spoke Yiddish, a vibrant language which they fought to keep alive.

Kansas City’s Alacartoona puts a modern twist on cabaret, playing music rooted in folk, jazz, and Broadway. Come into their world. But be prepared to be seduced…

Allen's sophomore album dishes out an electro-pop feel as it blends perfectly with her thought-provoking yet spunky lyrics.

Klezmer and conga came together at Ottawa, Canada's Dominion-Chalmers United Church in the form of the latest musical kick of versatile trumpet master Dave Buchbinder

The 2007 Ottawa, Folk Fest, which featured acts such as Kris Kristofferson and Eliza Gilkyson, ends on a mellow high.

Django Reinhardt changed the very philosophy of the jazz guitar, turning it into a major solo instrument. This is a life of the man.

Alhambra Love Songs is John Zorn's piano trio homage to the city of San Francisco and some of the artists who have shaped his legacy.

Many Jewish marriage traditions began during Biblical Times. Though some faded away, new traditions began in the Middle Ages and 19th century.

In his DVD Outside the Box, Howard Levy uses overblowing and bending notes to demonstrate the possibilities of transposing into 12 keys on one diatonic harmonica.