DVD - Learn to Play Klezmer Music - Improvising in the Tradition

Statman discusses the background, techniques and stylistic nuances needed to perform klezmer correctly - regardless of the instrument you play. He teaches several melodies - first slowly and unornamented, them demonstrating how trills, slurs, vibrato and other variations "bring out the heart that's inside the melody." Learn connecting runs, classic endings, and the rhythmic underpinning of this vital music. Andy performs each tune on clarinet accomapnied by Zev Zions on accordion. "Purim niggun," "Moshe Emes (Breslev niggun)," "Meron niggun" and "The Old Sher." Includes either a booklet or PDF file on the disc. 80 min.