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