By:

• Jonathan Besser

Duration:

05' 00"

Instrumentation:

clarinet, alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet (1 player), accordion, french horn (1 player), percussion, piano, double bass and violin

Contents:

one movement

Availability

• This work has 3 recordings

Programme Note

Klezmer Jewish music absorbs many musical influences from Germany through to Greece and the Middle East. Once the Klezmer arrived in New York the music incorporated jazz. Jonathan arrived in New Zealand in 1974 from New York and composed Klez in 1984 for a jam session with two violinist friends.

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