Punk-inspired klezmer band Black Ox Orkestar is releasing new music after a 16-year hiatus
Experimental klezmer band Black Ox Orkestar has returned with its first new music in 16 years, which expands on the social justice themes and eclectic stylings of its earlier work. The band’s new album Everything Returns comes out Dec. 2. “Mizrakh Mi Ma’arav,” its first single, which made its streaming service debut on Oct. 20. […]
Klezmer and jazz meet in a new album
For Yiddish lovers there is the familiarity and nostalgia of the mamaloshen and for jazz lovers there is beautiful and imaginative music being made.
Musicians struggle as concert venues close
Toronto’s clubs and bars are closed for an indefinite period of time and concerts and music festivals have been cancelled, putting the livelihood of many musicians in jeopardy.
Quebec band embraces klezmer with a resounding “K”
Heather Solomon speaks with Oktopus, the Montreal-based eight-member klezmer band.
Magillah musicians serve up klezmer feast
Heather Solomon speaks with musician Henri Oppenheim, whose band’s 90-minute concert, titled Un Festin Klezmer, is a “klezmer feast”.
