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 Lorin Sklamberg
- vocalist / accordionist
Frank London - trumpet
Matt Darriau - multi-instrumentalist
Lisa Gutkin - fiddle
Paul Morrisett - bass / tsimbl
David Licht - drums
The Klezmatics' new album Wonder Wheel has been nominated for a Grammy!
Listen to it here!
"The Klezmatics aren't just the best band in the klezmer vanguard…
they rank among the best bands on the planet. Jewish traditional
music is just the starting point for songs that jump, rock and
swing-sometimes all at the same time." -Time Out New York
The Klezmatics are world-reknown superstars of the klezmer world.
They erupted out of New York City's East Village in 1986 and
revitalized klezmer for the new century. Their klezmer is one
steeped in Jewish spiritualism and Eastern European tradition
while incorporating more provocative themes such as social rights
and anti-fundamentalism with eclectic musical influences such
as gospel, punk, and Arab, African, and Balkan rhythms. Over
the course of nearly twenty years, they have released six albums
of wild, spiritual, provocative, reflective, and ecstatically
danceable music, forever redefining and transcending traditional
labels.
The Klezmatics have collaborated with numerous musical luminaries
such as Arlo Guthrie, classical legend Itzhak Perlman, Israeli
icons Chava Albertstein and Ehud Banay, Ben Folds, beat legend
Allen Ginsberg, avant-garde experimentalist John Zorn, The
Master Musicians of Jajouka (a 4,000 year old Moroccan rock
ensemble), Nubian Egyptian percussionist Mahmoud Fadl, and
KosherGospel singer Joshua Nelson. Their collaborations have
extended to numerous theatrical, film, dance, and television
projects, including Pulitzer Prize Winning playwright Tony
Kushner's A Dybbuk and Its An Undoing World.
The Klezmatics have reached millions through performances
and features on Late Night with David Letterman, PBS's
Great Performances, BBC's Rhythms of the World, BBC's
John Peel Show, various NPR programs (A Prairie Home Companion
with Garrison Keillor, New Sounds Live and Soundcheck), CBS
Nightwatch, FOX After Breakfast, MTV News, and Sex and the
City. Additionally, their song "NY Pscho Freylks"
is a theme song for Air America Radio's The Al Franken
Show. They have performed in over twenty countries at some
of the most storied venues and renowned festivals worldwide,
including Central Park Summerstage, Carnegie Hall, Pirineos
Sur (Spain), Colours of Ostrava (Czech Republic), Pohoda Festival
(Slovokia), Jazzsomer Graz (Austria), and the Heimatklänge
Festival (Germany), amongst many others.
The Klezmatics have garnered numerous awards and accolades throughout
their career, including a GLAMA (Gay and Lesbian American Music
Award), The German Critics Award (twice), and have topped the
Billboard world music charts on numerous occasions.
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