New Orleans Klezmer All Stars

The last decade of the 20th century saw a revival of klezmer music, with groups like the Klezmatics and the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band. Reinventing the European Jewish musical idiom with a modern sensibility, klezmer music drew music lovers with its irrepressible sound and dance rhythms. Out of this renaissance came the New Orleans Klezmer All Stars, adding a special twist to the Jewish roots music, based deep in the musical traditions of the group's hometown. Street parade and Mardi Gras music, Dixieland, traditional, and contemporary jazz were mixed with traditional Yiddish...