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The Klezmatics at Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Courtesy of Bennett Jackson | Posted on October 9, 2015
Where
Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320-2 Cedar Street
Santa Cruz, CA
Map
831-427-2227
When
Sat, December 19, 2015
7:30 pm
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Musicians
The Klezmatics
band / ensemble / orchestraAbout
The Klezmatics have brought a refreshed aesthetic to klezmer music – the music of Eastern European Yiddish culture. They were klezmer when klezmer wasn’t cool, and over the years they’ve raised the bar for Eastern European Jewish music, making a series of beautiful, political, inspirational recordings and helping to change the face of contemporary Yiddish culture. Their Wonder Wheel recording, featuring Woody Guthrie lyrics reconfigured on melodies drawn from Celtic, Eastern European, Afro-Caribbean, and American popular music, received a 2007 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album...