Monday, Apr 28, 2008

Intergenerational Klezmer Jazz Advanced Orchestra - led by Pete Sokolow at 2004 KlezKamp "Doyres" Concert

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The theme of 2004's KlezKamp was "Doyres"- Generations. One of the evening concerts was the "Doyres Concert" where three intergenerational groups of KlezKamp students and faculty, led by Pete Sokolow, German Goldenshteyn, z"l, and Elaine & Susan Watts performed.

This is the performance of Pete Sokolow's "Intergenerational Klezmer Jazz Advanced Orchestra." The set begins with what Pete calls "comparative doinas" with each player taking a solo turn (the first taken by the sublime Paul Pincus, z"l). It then turns to full-on rollicking klezmer by the entire orchestra.

The players, representing musicians in their early twenties to those in their eighties, are:

Pete Sokolow (piano, arrangements, orchestra leader)
Paul Pincus (alto sax, clarinet)
Ken Maltz (clarinet)
Cookie Segelstein (fidl)
Alex Kontorovich (tenor sax)
Michael Winograd (alto sax)
Dan Blacksberg (trombone)
Susan Watts (trumpet)
Matt Temkin (drums)
Jim Guttmann (bass)

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Friday, Apr 18, 2008

Sherry Mayrent, Pete Rushefsky & Madeline Solomon in Concert on Radio KlezKamp 2006

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A 2006 concert by Living Traditions' Associate Director for KlezKamp and clarinetist Sherry Mayrent, Pete Rushefsky on the tsimbl and Madeline Solomon on the flute.

This concert/jam session was broadcast and recorded by Radio KlezKamp, the in-house radio station run by Mitch Mernick. Radio KlezKamp adds greatly to KlezKamp by giving a performance platform to KlezKampers of all musical levels and by recording these performances for posterity.

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Friday, Apr 18, 2008

Y.Y. Jacobson, Editor of the Algemeiner Journal, speaks at KlezKamp 2006

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A fascinating discussion of the theme of KlezKamp 2006, "Hasidish Yiddish," by the vibrant young editor of the Algemeiner Journal, the major Yiddish weekly of the Hasidic community, Yosef Yitzkhok Jacobson.

Jacobson gave a bilingual Yiddish-English talk before a large group of rapt KlezKampers tracing his own recent history as the new editor of his newspaper and his effort to incorporate and, indeed, introduce its readers to the richness of Yiddish literature.

It is the Algemeiner Journal that is reprinting great works by writers, such as Peretz and Mendele (as well as new writing by important contemporary Yiddish cultural figures from the secular world) in its pages and on its website. He encouraged KlezKampers to contribute to the literary and political dialogues which are found in its pages and, by his presence and by his words, did much to build the bridge between worlds of Yiddish lovers that need not be estranged.

Y.Y. Jacobson is a charming and charismatic man who has the will, the position and the ability to be a truly transformative, historic figure in the world of Yiddish. We who heard him speak could not help but be inspired to work together with him in service of our mutual love of Yiddish language and all parts of its culture. We were honored to have Y.Y. Jacobson at KlezKamp and look forward to working together with him well into the future.

www.algemeiner.com

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Thursday, Apr 17, 2008

Michael Wex sings "The Kosher Part of Me"

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A highlight of recent Staff Concerts has been the fine MCing of the inimitable Michael Wex. Wex, whose lectures on Yiddish language and Yiddish life are perennial KlezKamp highlights, is the author of the best-selling "Born to Kvetch" and "Just Say Nu!". Both books were based on material largely presented and refined at KlezKamp through the years.

Here, however, we see the inner country-singer of Michael Wex, singing his unique rendition of his old-country/western composition, "The Kosher Part of Me" at the 2004 Staff Concert.

He is backed by Pete Sokolow on piano, David Licht on drums, and Mark Rubin on bass.

http://www.the-yiddish-world-of-michael-wex.com/

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Thursday, Apr 17, 2008

The Youngers of Zion - Sapoznik/Rubin/Segelstein

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Live recording from the 2004 KlezKamp Staff concert of the klezmer supergroup "The Youngers of Zion," featuring Henry Sapoznik on the tenor guitar, Cookie Segelstein on the fidl, and Mark Rubin on the bass. The Youngers' traditional klezmer sound is unmatched.

Their CD, "The Protocols," is available on the Living Tradition website: http://www.livingtraditions.org/docs/store.htm

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Thursday, Apr 17, 2008

Yosl Kurland sings "Moyshe Kapoyer"

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Yosl Kurland, a long-time KlezKamper and staff member, sang his own charming Yiddish composition about Moyshe Kapoyer, the legendary Jew who gets everything backwards, at the 2007 Staff Concert. He is accompanied by Pete Sokolow.

Yosl is the long-time leader of Western Massachusetts' klezmer band "The Wholesale Klezmer Band" and his wife, Peggy Davis, and their children Aaron Kurland-Davis and Kayla Kurland-Davis, all integral members of the KlezKamp community, live on their farm called "Gan Eydn."

http://www.crocker.com/~ganeydn/

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Tuesday, Apr 15, 2008

Ray Musiker: A Living Tradition - "New Old Bulgar"

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The first cut from the "Ray Musiker: A Living Tradition" CD, the second in Living Tradition's "A Living Tradition" CD series.

In "New Old Bulgar" Ray Musiker, on clarinet, is backed by an all-star band of KlezKamp faculty musicians in an arrangement by Pete Sokolow:

Aaron Alexander: drums
Jim Guttmann: bass
Alex Kontorovich: alto sax and clarinet
Ken Maltz: tenor sax and clarinet
Henry Sapoznik: guitar
Peter Sokolow: piano
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As a scion of the prestigious Musiker family, clarinetist Ray Musiker has been central to some of the most important moments in 20th century Yiddish-American music. In the CD, accompanied by a handpicked ensemble of today's finest klezmer players, Ray Musiker offers a thrilling tour of the music he learned and the music he created.

For more information about the CD, go to www.raymusiker.com

To buy the CD and to see other Living Traditions recordings, go to http://www.livingtraditions.org/docs/store.htm

A Radio KlezKamp 2007 interview with Ray and his wife Julie was posted on this site on December 30, 2007. see
http://klezkamp.mypodcast.com/2007/12/Interview_with_Ray_and_Julie_Musiker-68484.html

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Monday, Apr 07, 2008

Andy Statman interviewed by Henry Sapoznik

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A driving force behind the neo-klezmer movement since its inception in the early 1980s, Andy Statman remains an extraordinary paradox: a musician devoted to musical tradition who also continues to break new artistic ground. A celebrated mandolin player in the "Newgrass" movement of the 1970s, Andy Statman has reinvigorated yet another realm of traditional musicmaking - klezmer - with his own particular blend of virtuosity, and originality.

Acknowledged among the most authoritative of klezmer revivalists, Andy Statman was the pupil of master clarinetist Dave Tarras, who bequeathed his instruments to Statman when he died.

In this interview conducted before a packed audience at KlezKamp 2006, KlezKamp founder Henry Sapoznik interviews Statman, his fellow pioneer of the klezmer revival.

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Monday, Apr 07, 2008

Interview with Paul Pincus

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A 2004 interview of the late great klezmer clarinet master, Paul Pincus, by Radio KlezKamp macher Mitch Mernick.

Paul talks about his recording, "Music for Happy Occasions," his musical colleagues and his extraordinary career playing Yiddish music.

You may hear Paul Pincus playing on an earlier podcast posted March 10, 2008, available on this site,

http://klezkamp.mypodcast.com/2008/03/Paul_Pincus_plays_Ikh_hob_dir_tsufil_lib-89612.html

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Monday, Apr 07, 2008

Josh Horowitz & Cookie Segelstein duet

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Accordionist Josh Horowitz & violinist Cookie Segelstein play a virtuoso duet. Josh and Cookie are two-thirds of the ensemble "Veretski Pass" and are integral members of the band "Budowitz."

This performance was recorded live for Radio KlezKamp at KlezKamp 20 in 2004.

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