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The San Diego Uion Tribune (signonsandiego.com), Concert Preview >>
By Nathan Haselby
If klezmer with a DJ sounds like the fatal last stage in faddish world music, you haven't heard David Krakauer. Krakauer continues to follow his opposing goals of keeping the traditional sound alive while trying, in his words, to "keep klezmer out of the museum." The clarinetist started out playing jazz, moved from there to classical music — where he enjoys continuing prominence as a soloist — and in the late '80s joined a growing American renaissance of klezmer. After years with The Klezmatics, he initiated his solo career in 1995 with "Klezmer Madness." Krakauer retained the characteristic melodic intervals in his increasingly free playing but added electric bass, rock-like drumming and, in one song, prominent electric guitar to the accordion-led rhythm section.
What at the time seemed like a gimmick has proven to be a vital step in the life of the genre. In another 10 years, the same may be said for his addition of DJ Socalled on one track of his 2002 release, "The Twelve Tribes." Fans should remember that the last time klezmer truly thrived, on 1940s Yiddish radio, clarinetist Dave Tarras was playing traditional melodies over borrowed swing rhythms.
Krakauer is likely pointing the direction for the future of klezmer, but fans of rock, jazz or funk who enjoy high-energy music will not leave this show unimpressed. 08/23/05 >> go there
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