KLEZMER CONTINUES

Ken Maltz and Sy Kushner’s combined years of experience in the field of Jewish music is more than 80 years. From time to time, they have collaborated on each others’ projects, Ken recording and performing as a guest artist with the Sy Kushner Jewish Music Ensemble and assisting in the release of Sy’s very popular klezmer music transcription fake books, while Sy has performed with Ken’s bands including Kapelye, one of the first bands of the klezmer revival. They have come together as a duo to perform lesser known, but beautiful works within the klezmer repertoire.
Technically adept and heartfelt clarinet playing. Michael Dolan, The Washington Post
Sy Kushner is a klezmer lifer, a leading figure on accordion as well as a composer since his Mark 3 days in the ’60s…… highly refined musical gold. George Robinson…..Jewish Week 2009

The term klezmer originally came from two Hebrew words referring to musical instruments. Over time it came to signify the musicians themselves, and in current usage it also refers to the musical genre – secular Jewish music – which dates back at least as far as the 16th century. There are strong Middle Eastern roots which can also be heard in Jewish litugical music. Other major influences came from Romania, Russia, the Ukraine, and Bessarabia.
It was in the 1970’s, as an extension of the folk music revival, that a new group of musicians began to rediscover klezmer music. This lively and soulful music is now more popular than ever, being performed and taken in new directions by bands all over the world.
Phillips, Stacy. Klezmer Collection. Pacific, MO.: Mel Bay, 1996.
Sapoznik, Henry. The Compleat Klezmer. Cedarhurst,N.Y.: Tara, 1987.

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