“The Klezmatics aren’t just the best band in the klezmer vanguard; on a good night, they can rank among the greatest bands on the planet.”
The Klezmatics are globally-renowned world music superstars — and the only klezmer band to win a Grammy award. The Klezmatics emerged out of the vibrant cultural scene of New York City’s East Village in 1986 with klezmer steeped in Eastern European Jewish tradition and spirituality, while incorporating contemporary themes such as human rights and anti-fundamentalism and eclectic musical influences including Arab, African, Latin and Balkan rhythms, jazz and punk. In the course of over twenty years and nine albums they have stubbornly continued making music that is wild, mystical, provocative, reflective and ecstatically danceable.
Lisa has been working with The Klezmatics since 1997 and joined permanently in 2003. Her writing for the band includes instrumental pieces, vocal songs in English with lyrics by Woody Guthrie, and one in Yiddish with poetry by Masha Shtuker-Paluk. She has made 6 albums with the band, is featured on their documentary On Holy Ground, and tours with them extensively.
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