- Christian Dawid, Berlin-based klezmer clarinet player, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on August 23, 2011 at KlezKanada in the Laurentian Mountains of Canada. Christian is a musician who grew up in Bremen, Germany. His mother was born in 1942...
2011-08-23
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project
- Frank London - founding member of the Klezmatics and Frank London's All-Star Klezmer Brass Ensemble - discusses his upcoming work in Israel with the klezmer group Marsh Dondurma and the political piece he wrote for them about a theater production...
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts
- Sruli Dresdner discusses the connection between Klezmer music and Yiddish.
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts
- Klezmer musician Assaf Talmudi tries to explain why diversity in music is important.
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts
- Henri Oppenheim, klezmer musician based in Montreal, muses on the role of history in cultural revival.
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts
- Merlin Shepherd, Klezmer musician and instructor, shares his vision of music as a source of healing and unity.
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts
- Georg Brinkmann, klezmer musician and teacher, was interviewed by Franziska Seehausen on July 26, 2017 in Bonn, Germany.
2017-07-26
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project
- Klezmer musician Assaf Talmudi argues that music that has been recorded and not played should be considered lost.
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts
- Sruli Dresdner describes how he discovered Klezmer music as a child and why he loves it.
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts
- Hankus tells of how the world of klezmer music was opened up after he contacted an estranged uncle.
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts