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Isle of Klezbos

Label: Rhythm Media Records
Released: 2003
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Tracks

1.Houdini Hora 2.Goldene Khases [Golden Wedding] 3.Revery in Hijaz 4.Klezbos Kolomeyke 5.Rachelle's Doyna Indigo 6.Klezmerengue 7.Abrah 8.Unter Beymer [Beneath the Trees] 9.East Hapsburg Waltz 10.Szól A Kakas Már [The Rooster Crows] (live) 11.Revery Reprise (live) 12.Father's Cadenzas 13.My Father's Nigun 14.Doyna / An Alter Nigun [An Old Tune] / Abi Gezunt (live)

Personnel

Isle of Klezbos

band / ensemble / orchestra

Additional Personnel / Information

Debra Kreisberg: clarinet and alto saxophone Pamela Fleming: trumpet and flugelhorn Rachelle Garniez: accordion, harmony vocal Catherine Popper: double bass Eve Sicular: drums Deborah Karpel: vocals Jacob Garchik: trombone Dave Hofstra: tuba Anna Milat-Meyer, guest bass

Album Description

Isle of Klezbos debut album! "The Isle With Mellow Style: The all-woman Isle of Klezbos. A traditionalist New Klez sextet spearheaded by Eve Sicular, Metropolitan Klezmer's drummer-leader, Isle is a mellower group than the Metros, a little more laid-back, but with an offbeat sense of humor and a relaxed sense of swing... Isle is a sort of super-group... The playing is sprightly, with a lot of astute ensemble interplay. Simply put, this is a band with no weak links. Trumpeter Pam Fleming is a particular find, with a rich Bobby Hackett-like tone on open horn, and Sicular drives the band crisply from behind her drum kit." — George Robinson, Jewish Week "The absolute top in klezmer style… In Isle of Klezbos, consisting of six women, there are some members who also play in Metropolitan Klezmer. They don't take themselves overly seriously… A great find. The music is, just as with MK, of a very high standard of quality. Again with a lot of variety and very swinging. They cover the whole reach of klezmer: horas, doynas, Oriental influences, Balkan and wedding party music, even Latin American and Brazilian influences. Anyone who can come up with a title like klezmerengue and compose the music that matches it is working at a high level… Add to this the beautiful vocals of Deborah Karpel and everything comes together." — RootsTown, Belgium "An approach that combines scholarly rigor with imaginative leaps… soulful and also virtuosic." — Sing Out! magazine "Their mixture of updated tradition and up-to-the-minute compositions makes for a seamless collection of sparkling gems… one of the finest young klezmer bands ever to appear on the block." — The Phat Planet World Music, U.K. "Field Notes: Great ears and great hearts...Their sound turns heads: people who hear the CD playing in our bookstore keep asking, ‘What’s that music?’ Why is this band different from all other bands? It’s not just the name; their repertoire is distinctive too… arrangements are tight and elegant… eclectic musical influences… Pam Fleming on trumpet and flugelhorn works seamlessly with Debra Kreisberg on clarinet and alto sax for a scintillating foreground; Rachelle Garniez supplies a dark and moody accordion, and Deborah Karpel bursts in with upbeat vocals… How much of this group’s particular magic is because they’re women, and how much of it is because they’re these women?… One thing is sure: however it works, it makes very good music." — Catherine Madsen, Der Pakn Treger magazine, National Yiddish Book Center "Drummer Eve Sicular and her klezmer band Isle of Klezbos bring new heat to traditional Yiddish music… Who knew Yiddish could be so sexy?" — Kate Walter, The Advocate "If your ears are eager for a musical holiday, I strongly urge you to procure a ticket to the the Isle of Klezbos… an upbeat getaway… a refreshing fluidity… These women are solid and sparkling instrumentalists… everyone contributes to the musical tone of ‘irreverent respect.’" — Ginger Mason, X-tra West, Vancouver BC Voice Choices Pick "The powerhouse all-female klezmer sextet combines folk, swing, tango, trance and dance with traditional Yiddish music… Isle of Klezbos (one of the best band names in town!) are six oft-fetching klezmer ladies whose instruments include flugelhorn and accordion and whose recent Brooklyn-recorded album draws on meringues and Brazilian acoustica as well as 1916 Rumanian horras and Ukrainian songs ‘suitable for dancing with a bottle on one's head.’ …These women will make you shake your tushies!" — Village Voice "Klezbian Tendencies: The internationally-known, acclaimed and much-loved all-female klezmer sextet, Isle of Klezbos, approach Yiddish tradition with equal measures of irreverence and respect… Their show is a diverse array of vintage klezmer and original compositions, rollicking dance tunes, retro soundtrack classics, folk songs, Yiddish swing and cabaret tango… We’d make a joke, but they beat us to it." — TIME OUT New York "The excellent, haunting all-female klezmer band Isle of Klezbos featuring the human crescendo, Pam Fleming on trumpet, a slinky frontwoman and the astonishingly inventive Eve Sicular on drums… …mischievously virtuosic klezmer group" — Lucid Culture "Klezmer’s foremost all-women ensemble… Drummer Eve Sicular and her musical compatriots totally get the delight side of the equation… The name of the band alone will tell you that there's a sense of humor at work here, as will titles like Houdini Hora and Klezmerengue. There's also great musicianship (standouts include reedwoman Debra Kreisberg, accordionist Rachelle Garniez and vocalist Deborah Karpel — oh heck, Sicular’s a standout too, as are Pam Fleming on horns and Catherine Popper on bass. This is a standout band.), a well-paced blend of traditional and original compositions, and, well, there’s something here to bring that sense of delight to anyone with any interest in klezmer music. If Eve Sicular keeps this up, she's gonna have to put me on the payroll, I guess, because the music she’s involved with is always so good that my reviews end up reading like press releases instead of criticism." — Shaun Dale, Cosmik Debris "Terrific… snazzy… luscious, with just enough of an edge." — Seth Rogovoy, The Forward "Isle of Klezbos… like Eve Sicular’s other band, Metropolitan Klezmer… plays excellent, tight, exciting klezmer with several Yiddish theater standards mixed in… quieter than the band’s more boisterous sibling, but no less intricate or satisfying… Also some new klezmer tunes written by members of the band, including Debra Kreisberg’s stately Abrah and Sicular’s East Hapsburg Waltz which features the delightful accordion of Rachelle Garniez." — Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack