Renowned New York klezmer guy Andy Statman, who's infused traditional Jewish music with the improvisational and exploratory spirit of jazz, will be performing at Ironwood Studios on Feb. 15. Doors at 7 p.m., music starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20. Statman's also playing at the WDVX Blue Plate Special that day at noon.
Statman grew up in New York and started playing bluegrass (as a mandolinist) during its jazzy, newgrass heyday in the 1960s, learning from David Grisman in Nashville and playing with Bob Dylan and Vassar Clements. He then had a profound spiritual response to John Coltrane, under the tutelage of Richard Grando, and took up the saxophone and klezmer. Now he's one of the preeminent clarinet players in the world.
You can hear some of his music here.
Statman grew up in New York and started playing bluegrass (as a mandolinist) during its jazzy, newgrass heyday in the 1960s, learning from David Grisman in Nashville and playing with Bob Dylan and Vassar Clements. He then had a profound spiritual response to John Coltrane, under the tutelage of Richard Grando, and took up the saxophone and klezmer. Now he's one of the preeminent clarinet players in the world.
You can hear some of his music here.
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