Austin Klezmorim is a

klezmer Klezmer ( or ) is an instrumental musical tradition of the Ashkenazi Jews of Central and Eastern Europe. The essential elements of the tradition include dance tunes, ritual melodies, and virtuosic improvisations played for listening; these wou ...

music group founded in 1979 in

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er and composer Bill Averbach.

Recordings

Self-Published Recording

!-- Deleted image removed: --> *Shalom Y'all 1979 *Texas Klez 1984 *East of Odessa 1992 *Bubba's Waltz 2005 Compilations *Klezmer Music 2007 - Wagram Roots. Cat No: 3126522 Format: CD *Balkan Fever 2008 - 4 CD Compilation, Wagram Roots. Cat No: 3134402. Format: CD

Influence

Founded by trumpeter and composer Bill Averbach and based out of Austin, Texas, The Austin Klezmorim have performed concerts and festivals throughout the Southwest as members of th
Texas Commission on the Arts Touring Artist Roster
Their influence has played an important role in the development of Austin music's more eclectic music reputation as the first modern "Klezmer" band in Texas and the oldest Klezmer band in the Southwest. Their music is a fusion of the traditional

Klezmer Klezmer ( or ) is an instrumental musical tradition of the Ashkenazi Jews of Central and Eastern Europe. The essential elements of the tradition include dance tunes, ritual melodies, and virtuosic improvisations played for listening; these wou ...

Jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

worldbeat Worldbeat is a music genre that blends pop music or rock music with world music or traditional music. Worldbeat is similar to other cross-pollination labels of contemporary and roots genres, and which suggest a rhythmic, harmonic or textural co ...

, and indigenous

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. The group combines the older, traditional music with more contemporary styles in order to keep the music alive and growing.

References

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