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Frank London, trumpeter and founder of The Klezmatics, bounces back from medical crisis

By Doug Doyle
Published February 28, 2025 at 10:03 AM EST
Frank London at his home in the Alphabet City section of Manhattan
Jon Kalish
Frank London at his home in the Alphabet City section of Manhattan

Trumpeter Frank London is best known as the founder of The Klezmatics but he’s equally famous for having his fingers in many musical pies. London is bouncing back from a medical crisis that took him off the bandstand for six months. WBGO’s Jon Kalish caught up with the 66 year-old band leader and filed this report…

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Doug Doyle
Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998. Since then, Doug and his news staff have received more than 300 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.
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