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Jim Guttmann And His Klezmer Bessarabian Breakdown at Amazing Things Arts Center
Courtesy of Amazing Things Art Center | Posted on January 9, 2017
Where
Amazing Things Arts Center
160 Hollis St.
Framingham, MA
Map
508-405-2787
When
Sat, February 11, 2017
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Jim Guttmann
bassAbout
After performing with the Klezmer Conservatory Band since its beginnings in 1980 and and performing with klezmer band leaders Margot Leverett, Frank London, Pete Sokolow, Andy Statman and Alicia Svigals, bassist Jim Guttman has taken what he’s learned about klezmer music and created a show that successfully threads klezmer music through his work in other musical genres. The music refers to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tower of Power visiting the Caribbean, Erroll Garner’s work with Slam Stewart and the rapper Nelly as well as the traditional music of clarinetist Dave Tarras and violinist Leon Schwartz....