David Krakauer – Kletzmer Madness – Review

David Krakauer

Kletzmer Madness (Tzadik)
by Lex Marburger

I’m not Jewish, but Kletzmer music is still the balls. David Krakauer plays in a unique way, full of sarcasm and lament; clarinet screaming, weaving like a snake. Combined with other styles (African drums, funk, jazz), this isn’t music for Old World grandfathers, but a new age of traditional music lover.