Metropolitan Klezmer: "Uncle Moses" at Drom
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Channel: Eve Sicular · 2010 · Music
Metropolitan Klezmer performs "Uncle Moses" live at NYC's Drom nightclub, April 2009. Debra Kreisberg - clarinet; Pam Fleming - trumpet; Reut Regev - trombone; Ismail Butera - accordion; Michael Hess - violin; Dave Hofstra - bass; Eve Sicular - drums. Traditional folk dance tunes adapted from the soundtrack of UNCLE MOSES [1932, USA: dir. Maurice Schwartz] and a field transcription by Moishe Beregovsky [USSR]. Arranged for Metropolitan Klezmer by Eve Sicular. (Studio & live audio versions by Metropolitan Klezmer appear on both our SURPRISING FINDS and TRAVELING SHOW cd releases.) Most of this melody is heard in the tenement wedding scene of this 1932 Yiddish feature starring the film's director, Maurice Schwartz, in the title role. Metropolitan Klezmer at the band's 15th anniversary show: onstage back in the neighborhood. Videography by Sasha Wortzel & Rich Brotman; editing by Rich Brotman at Magnetic Post. Full liner notes available in SURPRISING FINDS booklet: http://cdbaby.com/metklez3
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