Fresh Out the Past

by The New Orleans Klezmer All Stars

Few bands, no matter the genre, play with the vigor, humor, and love of life as the New Orleans Klezmer All Stars do. Fresh Out the Past is filled with all-original material, taking the klezmer idiom (a celebratory style) and using it to wonderful effect. “Dr. Lizard” careens along with giddy time signatures and a serpentine melody, while “The Unholy Chazir” plods with grim intentions. This is fun-filled music, so what are you waiting for?

• Ben Ellman – baritone, soprano and tenor sax

• Jonathan Freilich – guitar

• Willie Green, Kevin O’Day – drums

• Glenn Hartman – accordion, organ, piano

• Amanda Homi, Lauren Stauber – vocals

• Arthur Kastler – bass

• Robert Wagner – clarinet, alto sax