"The SFKE mines all of klezmer's cabaret, jazz, dance, folk, and art music
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Stuart Brotman (cymbalom) has been playing world-class New Jewish Music for a decade with the internationally acclaimed ensemble Brave Old World. >>more

Sheldon Brown (clarinet, soprano saxaphone) As a composer and woodwind multi-instrumentalist, Sheldon Brown has been an active member of the SF Bay-Area music scene for over 15 years. >>more

Daniel Hoffman (violin, bandleader) The leader and founder of Davka and the Klez-X. Comes from a long line of Bessarabian furriers. >>more

Jeanette Lewicki (accordion, vocals)plays with The Gonifs klezmer band as well as with the Klez-X. She has sung and played with Alan Bern and Michael Alpert of Brave Old World. >>more

Stephen Saxon (trumpets, cornet, vocals) was a member of the Klezmorim and is featured on their album, Notes from the Underground . >>more

Richard Saunders (Bass) has played professionally for over thirty years. He started on a washtub with Country Joe and the Fish, switching to bass viol after two years studying with Bill Matthieu (Alaudin). >>more

Charlie Seavey (Trombone) A veteran of the Bay-Area Klezmer scene, Charlie Seavey lived through several tours with the Klezmorim between 1988 and 1992. >>more

Kevin Mummey (Drums, Percussion) is known as one of the Bay Area's most versatile percussionists. Kevin learned drums from his father in Chicago, and is equally at home in jazz, Middle-Eastern, klezmer, rock, country, experimental, and numerous other styles. >>more

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