 Margot Leverett
The Art of Klezmer Clarinet From The Philadelphia Inquirer
"A founding member of the Klezmatics and leading musician in the klezmer
revival, Margot Leverett is a classically trained clarinetist who combines
impeccable technique with the playful virtuosity of the klezmer style. A
tribute to the legendary clarinetists Naftule Brandwein, Dave Tarras, and
Shloimke Beckerman, whose virtuosity and dazzling showmanship made the
clarinet synonymous with Klezmer for decades. Leverett absorbed the klezmer
repertoire like other young musicians in the revival, hunched over cassette
decks and ‘78 players, but she also studied directly with one of the last of
the klezmer clarinet masters, Sid Beckerman, thus reviving klezmer’s subtle
intonation and instrumental technique as well as its repertoire.
"Klezmer Clarinet Virtuoso" The Art of Klezmer Clarinet is not “Klezmer jazz” or “New Wave Klezmer”...this is pure unadulterated Klezmer clarinet party music, accompanied by Klezmer’s top musicians from around the country...played exactly the way she learned from the masters! With liner notes by Leverett, she recounts her experiences learning from the masters and spending time with their families such as the legendary Epstein brothers, Sid Beckerman, noted historian Henry Sapoznik and old time Klezmer wedding drummer Mickey Katz." Part of the Digital Audiophile Series.
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