Sunday, Dec 30, 2007

Interview with Ray and Julie Musiker

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(Photo courtesy Alan Lankin)



Throughout his career as a professional musician, Ray Musiker has worked to preserve klezmer. Born in 1927 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Ray is the fourth generation in a family of klezmer musicians. As a child, Ray learned to play klezmer dance music at Jewish weddings. His parents, immigrants to America from Northern Russia, taught him about the wealth of Eastern European Jewish music. Ray plays saxophone, clarinet and flute. He taught music for 32 years, and recorded and performed extensively, in America and internationally.

Today Ray talks with Mitch about his recently released CD on Living Traditions, recorded right down the hall at last years KlezKamp. Entitled "Ray Musiker: A Living Tradition" it features Musiker's original and classic material and backed by a stellar staff ensemble of Pete Sokolow (piano), Alex Kontorovich (alto sax), Ken Maltz (tenor sax), Jim Guttmann (bass), Aaron Alexander (drums), and Henry Sapoznik (guitar).

As a special treat today, he is joined by his lovely wife, Julie who speaks on the home life of a famous klezmer.

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Anonymous said...

More photos of Ray Musiker's performance at KlezKamp23, Dec. 07 are at: http://flickr.com/photos/alankin/sets/72157603662090173/

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