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Klezmer Band to Play Happy Dance Music
At the Toms River Library, June 9th
TOMS RIVER – Odessa Klezmer, under the direction of Ed Goldberg, will bring the happy dance music of the Klezmirim music to the Toms River branch of the Ocean County Library on Monday, June 9th at 7:00 pm.
The example of Klezmer most familiar to mainstream America is the fiddler from the movie and play, Fiddler on the Roof. An eastern European tradition, Klezmirim (Jewish folk musicians) traveled from town to town to entertain at weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, and other occasions. These musicians usually played fiddles and clarinets, which contributed to the melancholy sounds now associated with “Jewish music.”
Although Klezmer is more closely tied to Eastern Europe, other areas with Jewish populations have contributed slightly different rhythms and styles–Turkisher, Rumanian Hora, Bulgar (Bulgaria), and Frailach (Germany).
Ed Goldberg was brought up playing Eastern European and polka music in Elizabeth, NJ, on the road for 25 years touring with the band led by Jimmy Sturr, a 14-time Grammy award winning polka artist.
The Odessa Klezmer band has been in existence since 1984 and has played numerous fairs, festivals, gypsy affairs, weddings, bar mitzvahs, concerts, and dance dates throughout the NJ-NY-PA area, including Gracie Mansion and City Hall for NYC Mayors Guiliani and Blomberg, and a tour of Israel. They play a variety of Eastern Europe, Latino, and Middle Eastern music, and even a polka or czardas.
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