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29 March 2016

What's the Matter with the Klezmer?: The Peter Sokolow Story



Thanks to Yiddish Book Center for this great mini-doc about our friend Pete Sokolow.
We spent 12 years at KlezKanada learning to play Pete's Klezmer music. He remains a great inspiration and role model for me and all of us in the Klezmer community.

25 January 2015

NPR Feature On Klezmer Great Peter Sokolow

In Modern Klezmer, 'The Oldest Old Guy' Is The King Of The Scene


During the the 1980s, when the traditional dance music of East European Jews known as klezmer was enjoying a revival, Pete Sokolow was called "the youngest of the old guys."

Listen here: