Learning to Reed

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Though steeped in a fairly conservative tradition of Eastern European music making, Klezmer has proven to be a highly inclusive and innovative musical style. This week, it crosses another boundary when Klezmer clarinet virtuoso David Krakauer and his band make their Carnegie Hall debut. They'll be performing a new suite of compositions written for them by jazz composer and pianist Uri Caine. And if that wasn't enough, Krakauer recently released "Live in Krakow," a rousing jazz-meets-klezmer CD on Label Bleu that was recorded live in his ancestral home of Krakow, Poland. He joins us to shed some light on the "psycho-Klezmer" genre.
Additional Resources:
» David Krakauer's Web site

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