East Village Klezmer Series: Pete Sokolow November 22, 2011

Pete Sokolow is the Godfather of all klezmer musicians active today, and sets the standard for musicanship and dedication to the art of klezmer and yiddish music. Pete is a pianist and reed player whose klezmer roots in the Catskills were planted by the masters of the past generations, and fertilized by healthy doses of Fats Waller. Pete has played with many major figures in klezmer history, including Dave Tarras, the Epstein Brothers, and Ray Musiker, and been an important figure in the revival of klezmer music, and has orchestrated numerous albums, musicals and films. His albums include “Klezmer Plus,” and 'A Living Tradition”, and he wrote the transcriptions and technical introductions to Henry Sapoznik’s book, The Compleat Klezmer.

The evening will also feature Ken Maltz on clarinet, Marty Confurius on bass, and Aaron Alexander on drums.

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More info: http://sixthstreetsynagogue.org/special-events/