7:30 PM – July 5
The Majestic Theatre, St. John’s, NL
Schmaltz & Pepper is a spellbinding Yiddish music ensemble playing Klezmer inspired by jazz, Roma, classical, and European folk music. This powerhouse group’s members include acclaimed Toronto Symphony principal clarinetist Eric Abramovitz, a passionate and gifted klezmer musician and Grammy-nominated Drew Jurecka on violin/accordion/mandolin. Joined by JUNO-winning pianist Jeremy Ledbetter (CaneFire), JUNO-nominated bassist Michael Herring, and renowned Payadora founder/violinist/vocalist Rebekah Wolkstein, they produce and perform original arrangements of Klezmer and Yiddish music, displaying their joyous and virtuosic genre-bending fusion of many musical styles.
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