THE KLEZ-X (formerly The San Francisco Klezmer Experience) is in the vanguard of new Jewish music. This phenomenal group of klezmer virtuosi is "the hottest source for klezmer" says the San Francisco Chronicle.

Founded by DAVKA violinist Daniel Hoffman in 1996, the Klez-X mines the rich
depths of klezmer, Yiddish folk and art song, and modern jazz to create a brilliantly original
sound, still rooted in the bedrock of Yiddish culture. Based in the SF Bay-Area, the birthplace
of the 1970's klezmer revival and home to one of the country's most progressive and fertile music
scenes, the Klez-X boasts an all-star roster of highly versatile and innovative musicians.

Their groundbreaking work includes new compositions, fascinating reinterpretations
of traditional pieces, breathtaking improvisations, effervescent vocal work, and modernist
settings of 20th century Yiddish literature by poets such as Moishe-Leyb Halpern, Itzik Manger, and Avraham Sutzkever.

The Klez-X performs internationally at numerous music festivals, including the
Ashkenaz Festival of New Yiddish Culture in Toronto, the SF Jazz Festival, Germany's
prestigious Schleiswig-Holstein Festival, and with the San Francisco Symphony.

The Klez-X has also performed with the acclaimed Yiddish singer and conductor, Michael Tilson Thomas, who says of the SFKE "This extraordinary group has absolutely captivated my
imagination, knocked my socks off - what more can I say?"

Led by violinist and composer Daniel Hoffman, The Klez-X features reed player Sheldon Brown, Yiddish singer and accordionist Jeanette Lewicki, percussionist Kevin Mummey, bassist Richard Saunders, vocalist and trumpeter StephenSaxon, and trombonist Charlie Seavey.