Top klezmer clarinetist Michael Winograd and his band perform the legendary "Tanz" album live this Thursday

By Doug Doyle

Published February 12, 2023 at 8:11 AM EST

Sam Musiker produced this klezmer album in 1955. It was a commercial flop at the time of its release but became hugely influential in the klezmer resurgence that began more than 20 years later

In 1955 a veteran New York jazz man named Sam Musiker produced a klezmer album that was a commercial flop at the time of its release but became hugely influential in the klezmer resurgence that began more than 20 years later.

Now a Brooklyn clarinetist, Michael Winograd, and his band is set to perform the entire recording before a live audience in Manhattan next week.

WBGO’s Jon Kalish has more on the album and Brooklyn's Michael Winograd, who is now considered the top klezmer clarinetist of his generation..

Clarinetist Michael Winograd enjoying a sandwich in 2021

The "Tanz" live performance is set for this Thursday, February 16 at the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan.