The delightful outcome is not a fusion, but instead a forum for these musicians to meet, strut their own stuff, and try out each others styles. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of traditional crossroads, and 1 music. San francisco ballet was the first company to dance the full nutcracker in north america, in 1944. Find the song lyrics for margot leverett top tracks. Klezmer music was popular for a second in the mid1990s. Margot leverett and the klezmer mountain boys was founded in 2001 and continued performing until 2014. Past dates ljova lev zhurbin composer, arranger, violist. Klezmer clarinetist leverett, her band of bluegrass virtuosos and some great guest stars, offer a delightful fusion of klezmer with bluegrass and other roots styles. The first official lineup of the grouptheir name a play on the punk rock group the plasmaticsfeatured london and sklamberg, with david licht on drums, margot leverett on clarinet and david lindsay on bass. Free customizable online radio with unlimited skips. Margot leverett joins kenny kosek, barry mitterhoff, joe selly and marty confurius in this unique fusion.
Margot leverett listen to free radio stations accuradio. For musicians at all levels, from beginners to professional to active listeners, wishing to learn about klezmer. Using a flair for lively showmanship grounded in perfected technique, margot leverett is becoming referred to as a get good at within the everexpanding globe of klezmer music. Licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of traditional crossroads, and 1 music rights. Margot leverett and the klezmer mountain boys released two albums. Home who we are margot leverett hear us workshops klezmerbluegrass press contact us guestbook links extreme tracker. I dont understand how it all fits so well, but the bluegrass fiddling and picking that fit in seamlessly with leverett s clarinet playing not bluegrass, but clear klezmer riffs, does work. Chanuka favorites from the jewishmusic mailing list. Klezmer nutcracker by shirim klezmer orchestra on apple music. By the end of the workshop all participants will have a basic understanding of the rudiments of klezmer modes, rhythm and. Leverett doesnt give a heck of a lot of room to feature the other players. She studied with klezmer clarinettist sidney beckerman and was a founding. Margot leverett, kenny kosek, marty confurius, joe selly, and barry mitterhoff. Her current project, margot leverett and the klezmer mountain boys is an allstar band combining the best of bluegrass and klezmer.
She leads the klezmer mountain boys, a band that runs both genres through a musical supercollider, creating music that honors tradition while turning in something new. Captures the musics color and basic feeling well, and leverett leads the ensembles very convincinglygenerating plenty of push. Tonight sat, mat 31 shell be appearing in great barrington, ma at club helsinki. The world premiere of christopher wheeldons the nutcracker with the.
A southwestern celebration of klezmer music and dance into the 21st century. Margot leverett is one of the foremost clarinetists of the klezmer revival. The klezmer moshe berlin jewish soul music, 2001 capsule. Leverett s fingers began to master the clarinet read full biography. Margot leverett, an early member of the klezmatics, studied clarinet with sid beckerman, shloimke beckermans son. Part 1 of 3 of their set from the 2007 golden land concerts.
Margot leverett is one of the best clarinet players of the klezmer revival, and she has filled the klezmer mountain boys with players of the highest caliber and whose experience in bluegrass, klezmer, and beyond makes them the ideal vehicle to carry out her ideas. Bluegrass lyrics celebrate country living, but many of the people singing them are. Margot leverett and the klezmer mountain boys home. Margot leverett and the klezmer mountain boys sonicbids. With a flair for lively showmanship grounded in perfected technique, margot leverett has become known as a master in the everexpanding world of klezmer music. He has also performed with musical greats including bill monroe, peter rowan, bob weir, and govt mule. To see them with margot leverett and her klezmer mountain boys. They released a selftitled album in 2001, described by. They get their moments in the cracks between her phrases or in subtle ways behind her. Classically trained at indiana university school of music, she was involved in.
Dirty linen master rearranger margot leverett gently whisks listeners from the black mountains to mount sinai. The groups second album, 2nd avenue square dance, offers a further exploration of her deep commitment to the fusion of klezmer and bluegrass. Leverett s fingertips began to get good at the clarinet during quality school. Margot leverett is this amazing clarinet player, one of the founding members of the klezmatics, an amazing traditional clarinetist see her cd of beckermans tunes, art of the klezmer clarinet. Margot leverett bio, wiki 2017 musician biographies. The group was featured by the paul taylor dance company in a piece entitled klezmerbluegrass.
As innovative groups like the klezmatics and brave old world have reinvented the traditional klezmer sound for a new generation of fans, many went back to rediscover popular artists of the 20s and 30s, including naftule brandwein and shloimke beckerman. A klezmer nutcracker for chanukah, with ellen kushner. Taught by one of the leading figures in contemporary klezmer music. Margot leverett and the klezmer mountain boys youtube. Early klezmer was performed, like bluegrass music, in all string ensembles. The music of the klezmer mountain boys has been featured in film, theatre and dance, most notably in a piece by the paul taylor dance company entitled klezmerbluegrass. Leveretts solo album, called the art of klezmer clarinet, was released in 2001. The ear prepares for the bluegrass sounds of margot leverett s klezmer clarinet.
All video rentals use streaming services which may be blocked by your internet filter. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. What do you call the fusion between appalachian bluegrass music and jewish klezmer. It was that history which inspired margot leverett, a clarinetist who had made a name for herself as. Expanded bio by the time the original klezmatics came together in 1986, chavezthe musician who had placed the original adwas gone. At least thats the conclusion after listening to this terrific album. Expanded bio klezmer music from the klezmatics, new york. I suppose that this is understandable, given that the album is called the art of klezmer clarinet and is designed to be a feature for leverett s playing. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. To round out the klezmer mountain boys, nyc clarinetist margot leverett has assembled a diverse and talented group of klezmer and bluegrass veterans. The genre originally consisted largely of dance tunes and instrumentals for weddings and other celebrations. Unique in its ability to combine klezmer with bluegrass, the band creates a footstomping, hilarious, and melancholic expression of prewar russia and the appalachian.
And there is no doubting the ambition in what she does, melding together two. The dance is set to margot leveretts clever arrangements of traditional music, as recorded by the klezmer mountain boys. Margot leverett has found her voice with the klezmer mountain boys. Leverett will teach klezmer music performance at two sessions and she will give a woodwinds masterclass at a third. Since it arrived at the house a couple of days ago, weve been listening to almost nothing else but margot leverett s the art of klezmer clarinet traditional crossroads, cd 4296. Born in ohio, she lived in pittsburgh, pennsylvania and buffalo, new york before studying at indiana university school of music.
Part 3 of 3 of their set from the 2007 golden land concerts. Leverett has been a guest soloist for the philadelphia orchestra. In 1999, leverett was a founding member of another klezmer band of all women musicians called mikveh. Margot leverett klezmer mountain boys at the wayne nj ymywha in may 2008 for the yiddish festival. Margot leverett klezmer mountain boys ymha youtube. Klezmer and bluegrass sound as if they were meant to be combined.
From classical to klezmer, tango to middle eastern, bluegrass to broadway hear how. She continued to study traditional music at indiana school college of music. Leverett later became interested in klezmer, a traditional musical style of the jews of eastern europe. He performs regularly with margot leverett and the klezmer mountain boys, as well as silk city, a band he formed with his skyline bandmates danny weiss and larry cohen. Margot leverett and the klezmer mountain boys blend bluegrass and klezmer during a performance in new york city. Wifes conversion brings jewish bluesman back to the jews. It follows us throughout the house, from bedroom to living room, to downstairs in the office. Margot leverett and the klezmer mountain boys selftitled cd is distributed by traditional crossroads and at in 2009 we look forward to releasing and touring a brandnew cd featuring guest artists jorma kaukonen, tony trischka, darol anger, mike marshall and hazel dickens.