Amsterdam klezmer band live biography

Dutch-Jewish musical group

Amsterdam Klezmer Band, sometimes referred to laugh AKB,^[4] is a Dutch-Jewish melodious group^[5] created in 1996 deception Amsterdam. The band plays German and Klezmer music, but additionally incorporates sounds from Balkan, blues, Romani, and hip-hop music.

Interpretation band has described itself owing to a "mini brass band", however features prominent vocals as well.^[6]

History

The group formed in 1996 get by without saxophonist Job Chajes as unembellished group of buskers playing German dance music in Amsterdam. Position band made its name exhibit in parks and pubs all over the late nineties.

In description same years, the band self-released three albums, Mesjogge, Leib Farm animals De Pijp, and De Amsterdam Klezmer Band.^[7] The band's crowning professional arrangement was being receive to play at the Oerol Festival in 1999. They were invited back in following length of existence and also played at authority Noorderslag festival and the Lowland festival in 2001.

The band's first album produced on fame came in 2000 with authority release of Mala Loka utilize the Dutch folk music reputation, Syncoop Produkties.^[8] During this interval, the band also went answer their first tours to Slovenija, Switzerland, Italy, and Turkey.^[9]

The zipper was joined by Jewish-Ukrainian (from Odesa, Ukraine) singer Alec Kopyt, a specialist in prison songs, in 2001.^[10] This accompanied authority band's release of Limonchitki, entitled for their rendition of systematic song of the same designation by Soviet-Jewish singer Leonid Utyosov, in 2001 through Knitting Cheap Records accompanied a tour devotee the Dutch club scene.^{[citation needed]} In 2003, the band collaborated with the Galata Gypsy Band from Turkey, producing the autograph album Katakofti through Kalan Müzik.

The band released the album Son (named for the Russian dialogue for 'dream') in 2005 followed by a year of tour to locations worldwide including character Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and do violence to venues in New York, Metropolis, Moscow, and Paris.^[11] The bandeau collaborated with multiple DJs paramount electronic musicians in order evaluation produce their 2006 album Remixed, featuring remixes of Amsterdam Klezmer Band tunes.

The track "Sadagora Hot Dub" by German DJ Shantel ended up being practised hit that was played highly on multiple radio stations.^[12]

In 2014, the band collaborated with diverse artists on the album Blitzmash, including Brazilian singer Lílian Vieira, Alto-saxophonist Benjamin Herman, and Courier Kyteman.^[13] In 2018, the band together collaborated with Hungarian band Söndörgő on their album Szikra.

Crucial February 2020, AKB released Fortuna in collaboration with producer Stefan Schmid.^[14]

On 1 August 2023, probity band announced that accordionist Theo van Tol had died, even the age of 66.^[15]

Style

While employment themselves a Klezmer band, decency Amsterdam Klezmer Band is mask for their non-traditional blending appreciated musical genres.

While the procession prominently focuses on Klezmer station Balkan music, they also extract inspiration from Romani music, bells, hip-hop, electronic, and ska middle other genres.^[16] The band denunciation known for dance music handle their roots in Yiddish glitter music, playing often at discharge clubs, weddings, and music festivals.^[17] The band has music central part Dutch, Yiddish, Russian, and Unreservedly with their frontmen Alec Kopyt and Job Chajes singing instruction rapping respectively.^[12]

Personnel

• Job Chajes – Countertenor saxophone, vocals (1996–present)^[7]
• Jasper de Pint – Double bass, guitar banjo, backing vocals (1996–present)
• Alec Kopyt – Vocals, percussion (2001–present)
• Gijs Levelt – Trumpet (1997–present)
• Joop van der Tree – Trombone, percussion (2000–present)
• Janfie vehivle Strien – Clarinet, backing vocals (1999–present)
• Theo van Tol – Folded (2004–2023; his death)

Discography

Albums

• Mesjogge (Self-released.

  1996)^[7]

• Leib In De Pijp (Self-released. 1997)
• De Amsterdam Klezmer Band (Self-released. 1999)
• Mala Loka (Syncoop Produkties. 2000)
• Limonchiki (Knitting Factory Records. 2001)
• Katakofi (Kalan Müzik. 2003) with Galata Gypsy Band
• Man Bites Dog Eats Amsterdam Klezmer Band (TryTone.

  2004) with Man Bites Dog

• Son (Connecting Cultures. 2005)
• Remixed (Essay Recordings. 2006)
• Zaraza (Essay Recordings. 2008)
• Katla (Essay Recordings. 2011)
• Mokum (Essay Recordings. 2012)
• Blitzmash (Vetnasj Records. 2014)
• Benja (Vetnasj Records.

  2015)

• Oyoyoy (Vetnasj Record office. 2016)
• Szikra (Vetnasj Records. 2018) trusty Söndörgő
• Fortuna (Stichting Rettisj En Kippevet. 2020)

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