The Klezmatics emerged from the multicultural churn of New York's East Village in the late '80s to become one of the leading standard bearers of the ongoing [i]klezmer[/i] revival. Legend has it that the band's founding members -- violinist Alicia Svigals, bassist Dave Lindsay, clarinetist Rob Chavez -- met in 1985 after reading an ad in the [i]Village Voice[/i] looking for anyone interested in playing klezmer. The threesome soon added veteran Klezmer trumpeter Frank London, singer Lorin Sklamberg and others and was soon putting an adventurous new, post-punk spin on traditional Yiddish music. Current members: - Frank London (trumpet/composer) - David Licht (drums) - Paul Morrissett (bass, tsimbl) - Lorin Sklamberg (voice/accordion) - Matt Darriau (wind instruments/composer) - Lisa Gutkin (violin) Former members: - Alicia Svigals (violin) - David Krakauer (clarinet) - Margot Leverett (clarinet) - Rob Chavez (clarinet) - Dave Lindsay (bass)
Members are Richie Barshay , Matt Darriau (reeds), Lisa Gutkin (violin), Frank London , Paul Morrissett (bass, tsimbl), and Lorin Sklamberg (lead vocals, accordion, guitar and piano).
David Licht is a former member.
