Alphabetical Index to Website Entries: K
Kabalas Klez-Kat Korner
Exhuberant local site promoting the music of a youthful set of musicians from Moline, Illinois (Quad Cities) described by local press as a "vaudeville inspired, polka-delic klezmer act."
http://www.qconline.com/kabalas/index_a.htm
Judy Kadar Harpist. Specializes in the history of the harp. Judy Kadar was born in New York and attended the High School of Music and the Arts. She received the B.A. in Psychology and Music at New York University. She studied harp with Lucille Lawrence at the Mannes College of Music and the masters at Sarah Lawrence College. She lives in Berlin since 1979. She plays music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance as well as Yiddish and Jewish pieces. She also plays modern Jewish music. She has several CDs which contain Jewish music.
Hagar Kadima
Israeli composer who founded Israel Women Composers' Forum (2000). Faculty at Levinsky College in Tel Aviv, Israel. Born in 1957. Studied music in Israel and in the United States. She has written many works for female voice. For more information, view a brief biography and list of publications from the Israel Music Center.
http://www.geocities.com/israelcomposers/kadima_hagar.htm
Eliott Kahn, composer and archivist, see: Sabin Family Music Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary
Kalish on the Web
This website by John Kalish serves as a small radio archive of broadcasts
from various NPR programs that deal with Jewish music topics. It also contains
various columns by the author written for newspapers and wire services.
http://www.jcn18.com/newstand/kalish/
Kenny Karen
Composer and recording artist. Born, January 8, 1944 Troy, NY to an Orthodox Rabbi's family. Grew up in Montreal. Recordings for Elvis Presley movies and for Burt Bacharach including Bacharach’s original “Alfie”, “This Guy’s in Love With You” and countless other American “pop” classics. Show score demos include “Hello Dolly” and “Promises, Promises”. Participated in years of achievement in the jingle industry. Sang on over 15,000 radio and television spots. In October 1975, wrote and introduced “Jerusalem Is Mine” at the Jerusalem Theatre in Israel. Won 5 National Academy of Radio Arts & Sciences (NARAS) MVPAward for “Best Male Studio Singer.” Formed independent label, Eden Record Corp., in 1995. Kenny has 4 CDs listed are on website which highlight many of his Jewish creations. He has mp3 files to hear samples, along with a photo gallery of his life, lyrics, and a bio. His latest recording, “A Privileged Man,” is a retrospective with 18 original songs.
http://kennykaren.com/
Kaskeset
Kaskeset is the SUNY Binghamton a capella group made up of very enthusiastic college students who love to sing Jewish music. Their website includes discography, news, reviews and links. It looks like they're having a lot of fun out there.
http://www.kaskeset.com
Kame'a Media
The website of Wolf Krakowski promotes his recordings which incorporate Yiddish and modern musical elements. Musical samples are available at the site.
http://www.kamea.com/
Karkov Klezmer Band
Four piece klezmer band playing around the Ukraine.
Nominated for a second place on II International Jewish competition of Jewish national music named by Solomon Michoels in Moscow. Raiko Stanislav, violin; Krupnikov Michail, vocals; Fomin Gennady, clarinet;Polonsky Valery, accordian.
http://www.biomusic.hu/eng/zenekarok/kharkov.shtml
Cantor Deborah Katchko
American cantor. Currently serves Temple Shearith Israel, Ridgefield, CT. Cantor Katchko states: "As a fourth generation cantor and the second female in a conservative pulpit (1981), I am passionate about sharing the love of Jewish music I grew up with. In l982 I founded the Women Cantors' Network to share that love with others- we have grown to over 190 members with annual conferences, newsletters, online discussions, and web site: www.womencantors.net. In addition, I credit my mentor, Prof. Elie Wiesel, for instilling in me a profound love of Jewish culture and sense of responsibility in sharing it. As
a mother of four sons and full time cantor since l981, I have tried to instill a sense of Jewish pride and love of music in everything I do." Cantor Katchko has a discography which includes In Celebration of Israel Independence Day on cassette; Spirited and Soulful on cassette;
Jewish Soul, a CD; and KinderSongs, a CD. Both CDs are available through Tara Music.
Neal Katz
Neal Katz, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, writes and performs music in the folkrock-Reform tradition, ala Jeff Klepper. Neal has a pleasant folk voice and is a widely touring musician in the Reform camp movement, visiting many camp and youth groups each year. His website, nicely laid out, features a tour schedule, a bio and audio clips. A nice feature of the clips are that lyrics for the songs are included, along with a printer-friendly version of the texts. Sources for the Hebrew-transliterated texts are provided. The currently featured CD is called "Who Am I?"
http://katzmusic.com/index.htm
Joy Katzen-Guthrie
Singer. Tours widely. Website includes bio, recordings, merchandize and information about her tours.
http://www.joyfulnoise.net/JoyBio.html
Barbara Kaufman
aka Daniela Dor. Born in Hungary in 1912, Kaufman is a prolific songwriter.
Ruth Kaye
Musical theatrical actress and mezzo-soprano. Native of New Jersey. Tours widely in two one-woman shows "My Grandmother, My Mother and Me", which includes Jewish material, including Yiddish and Hebrew songs, and in "Broadway's Fabulous Females". She has often had roles in off-Broadway productions. Her website includes information about recent bookings and reviews.
http://www.ruthkaye.com./main2.html
Daniel Kazez, Cellist
Daniel Kazez who works at Wittenberg University in Ohio, has put up a website with music on Jewish themes for cello. He also gives brief biographies of some of the composers whose works he performs.
http://userpages.wittenberg.edu/dkazez/dk/jmu.html
KdamEurovision
Israel at Eurovision. A website about the KdamEurovision Song Contest,
a popular yearly music contest held in Israel for popular music. The top
winners go on to the Eurovision contest, which is a coveted prize in popular
music in Europe and leads to large recording contracts. This kdam website
includes a listing for every contest held since 1973 with information and
weblinks about the artists and songs. This site is a good place to learn
about a history of pop music in Israel although there is no confirmation
about the qualifications of the source of this information.
http://www.brynjar.com/adar/kdam
Steve Klaper
Guitarist and vocalist who combines Jewish-themed music with jazz and Latin flavor music. Has several CDs, Kavanah and Azamra. Part of the Jewish contempo movement. Works with Caitlin M.G. Klaper.
http://www.klaper.com
Seth Kibel (clarinet) See: Aleandria Kleztet
Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett
Professor of Judaic Studies and Performance Studies at New York University, Dr. Kirshenblatt-Gimblett researches performance practice and has published on klezmer music and other topics of Jewish culture, as well as general American culture, aesthetics of everyday life, cookery and performance, "ethnography, world's fairs, museum, theater and tourist productions." From 1988 to 1992, she was President of the American Folklore Society. In 2001, she was at University of Pennsylvania as a fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies. She wrote such books as: Destination Culture: Tourism, Museums, and Heritage (1998) and Image Before My Eyes: A Photographic History of Jewish Life in Poland, 1864-1939 (1977) with Lucjan Dobroszycki.
Kle-zmer Veg
Russian (or is that Ukrainian?) language only. A website devoted to some Ukrainian musicians doing klezmer. Contains information on the klezmer modes. Schedules of events. Links to Jewish Ukrainian organizations.
Fran Kleiner
Fran has been singing Yiddish songs for young and old alike, and has spent over 30 years teaching Yiddish, Hebrew, Jewish and folk music to students in Philadelphia. Fran's website includes a bio, concert schedules and contact info.
http://www.franmusic.com/
Cantor Jeff Klepper; See: Kol B'Seder
Klez Dispensers
Princeton University's brand new Klezmer Band founded in the Fall, 1998. The web presentation has a wonderful history of klezmer written by Evan Variano.
http://www.princeton.edu/~klez/
Klezcentricity
Klezmer band with David Julian Gray, Wendy Morrison and Richard Seidel that performs in the Maryland, Greater Washington area.
http://www.klezcentricity.com/
Klezfolk
Online
Part of Ari Davidow's Klez Shack site, Klezfolk Online is an alphabetical
listing of performers of klezmer music with contact information, usually
an email address, and linked to information about bands, radio shows and
sheet music.
http://www.well.com/user/ari/klez/klezcontacts.html
Klezical Tradition
The Klezical Tradition is a klezmer band based in western New England.They have outstanding blend of Yiddish and klemzer songs, vocal and instrumental.
http://members.aol.com/klezical/tradition.html
KlezKanada
This year's KlezKanada will be held from August 18th to 22nd inclusive, at
its usual site the Camp B'nai Brith in Lantier, Quebec. For further
information or communication see the website http://www.KlezKanada.com or e-mail
address, jecerc@total.net, or by phone: (514)345-2610 or by fax:(514) 735-2175. Or write to: Klez Kanada, Cummings House, 5151 Cote St. Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec, H3W 1M6
http://www.KlezKanada.com
Klezmer and Jidd Folklore
Midi files of several Jewish songs with B and C arrangements for each one. Very useful for students learning instruments.
http://www.stifterhof.de
Klezmer Bands by Location Around the World
Part of Ari Davidow's Klez Shack site, Klezmer Bands by Location is an alphabetical listing by location of performers of klezmer music. Contact information, usually an email address, is linked to further information elsewhere on the site about the bands.
http://www.well.com/user/ari/klez/contacts/klezbyloc.html
The Klezmer Connection
A musical trio called The Klezmer Connection now has a website advertising the group, with Iosif Zilberman, violin; Dimitry Cernavski, clarinet/saxophone; and Michele Levine, vocalist and pianist/keyboardist. They perform in the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut area. The Klezmer Connection specializes in klezmer, Yiddish and Israeli music, as well as American standards. Klezmer Connection has "performed throughout the US, Europe and Israel at concerts, music festivals, and, most joyously, bar/bat mitzvahs and weddings." They are often joined by Jim Gold, a folk-dance teacher and leader. Contact Michele Levine: 914-328-3408 or email:theklezmerconnection@music.com
http://klezmerconnection.com/
The Klezmer Conservatory Band
Now in its fourteenth season and based in Boston, the Klezmer Conservatory Band has performed concerts from coast to coast and has seven albums: Yiddishe
Renaissance, Klez, and A Touch of Klez , Oy Chanukah, A Jumpin' Night in the Garden of Eden, OldWorld Beat and their latest release, Live!
http://www.aaronconcert.com/acm/kcb.htm
Klezmer -gesellschaft
Page
The Klezmer-gesellschaft e.V. is a union of artistic amateurs, semiprofessional
and professional musicians as well as friends and patrons of mutual cultural and artistic concerns. The klezmer-gesellschaft endeavours to take up and to support actual and traditional musical styles of different cultures. The klezmer-gesellschaft e.v. has been founded in 1990 in Berlin as a non-profit society. World famous clarinetist Giora Feidman is one of approx. 150 members. The page offers record reviews, links to webpages of musical groups, radio programs, and audio samples.
http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/1741/
The Klezmer Hour
Hosted by Seth Rogovoy and orginiating from Williams College radio
station WCFM (91.9 FM) in Williamstown, MA. Broadcast in real time on the
Internet, Tuesdays, 9pm Eastern time.
http://www.wso.williams.edu/orgs/WCFM/readaudio.html
Klezmer and Yiddish Radio Shows
Organized by location, Ari Davidow's listing of radio shows with klezmer and Yiddish music contains information about the location of the show,
times, area coverage, and content notes.
http://www.well.com/user/ari/klez/contacts/klezradio.html
Klezmischpoche Luebars
Large performing group in Berlin. They have a CD called Oifn Jorid. The webpage is in German and gives some details about where and when they perform.
http://www.freilach.com/Labsaal/klezmisch.htm
Klezmorim
The "history" of Klezmer is part of this website --about The Klezmorim -- "the Berkeley, California band that jump-started the worldwide klezmer revival
in 1975." The website provides an easy-to-peruse chronology of the band's history, biographies, discography, and lots of "inside stories." With several books published recently on the history of klezmer, it will be interesting to readers to gain access to this perspective from someone who was there "in the beginning"-- of the American klezmer revival, that is!
http://klezmo.com/
The Klezmorim of Prague
An article by Gerben Zaagsma translated into English from the Dutch and published in Historisch Tijdschrift 143/32 (december 1998) 223-230, is now available online. It concerns the history of a Jewish folk music guild from the seventeenth and eighteenth century Prague.
http://www.klezmershack.com/articles/zaagsma.prague.html
Klezmos: World-Klez Music
The Klezmos webpage provides a calendar of upcoming programs, information on group members and contact information.
http://www.klezmos.com
Klezska
New klezmer band with some reviews, photos and sounds bites. Watch these folks. Klezska plays a blend of klezmer and ska.
http://www.klezska.com/
Gary Knepler, Director, See: Brass Hebraica. under performing groups.
Kol B'Seder
A duo of Rabbi Dan Freelander and Cantor Jeff Klepper perform widely for Reform audiences. Their primary music is religious Jewish melodies in a modern American folk/pop musical idiom.
http://www.artistbooking.com/artists/kolbseder/talk.html
KolBo
A Judaica store located in Brookline, MA that carries a selection of Jewish music CD's as well as other gifts, ketubot and books. It currently offers ordering through its website.
http://www.kolbo.com/index.html
Kol B'yachad
Brown University a capella singing group.
http://www.brown.edu/Students/Jewish_Student_Union/Committees/
Kol_bYachad/pages/home.html
Kol Simcha
Kol Simcha, a Swiss ensemble formed in 1986, plays an assortment of klezmer styles from traditional to "contemporary." The website provides an up-to-date schedule, including venues in Switzerland, Germany, France and Norway. The biographies reveal that band members include both American and European trained musicians. Four CDs are featured with playlists and sound snippets. The newer website features news, movies and videos online, as well as all their sponsors and managers all over Europe.
http://www.kolsimcha.com/english/TheBand/frame_band.html
Kol Tefilah
All male synagogue ensemble. This group travels to lead services at various synagogues. They are an a cappella group with rich harmonies. They rehearse in the Boston area but come from various cities. They lead services in what they term "traditional" chazzanut style. "Demo tape" online.
http://www.KolTefilah.org/
Kol Zimra
Based in Englewood, N.J., this is a vocal group of orthodox men who perform a capella and with simcha bands. Benny Amar and Alex Katz co-founded the group to perform "at bar/bat mitzvahs, chuppahs, sheva berachos, banquets and more." They have a CD, Kulanu B'Yachad, which has instrumental accompaniments interspersed with a capella. It is interesting to see how the group's tunes turn from traditional Jewish music to incorporating elements of American music including moments from old spirituals and pop tunes to modern orthodox.
Kimberly Komrad
American Cantor. Vocal training in classical opera, University of Miami. Studied in Midreshet Yerushalayim in 1989. Master of Sacred Music and Diploma of Hazzan from the Cantorial School of the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1994. Currently works in Kehilat Shalom, in Montgomery County, MD. First cantor in Conservative pulpit in Baltimore. Featured as one of twelve "leading cantors of our time" in Chicago in 1997 at the Cantors Assembly. Executive Council of the Cantors Assembly from 2000-2002. Chair of the Cantors Assembly Seaboard Region since 1995. Website and CDs of music: Voice of the Lioness and also now working with Hazzan Emanuel Perlman, of Chizuk Amuno Congregation, in Baltimore, MD, as "Manny and Kim" with first CD, "Love is All Around," released in 2002.
Erich Korngold Society
Erich Korngold, one of America's greatest Hollywood film composers, and forerunner of people such as John Williams, died in 1957, but is finally gaining more of his well deserved recognition. A website devoted to Korngold and his music has been mounted by the Korngold Society. It includes biographical information, a listing of his general musical works, film scores, discography, major books about the composer, archival photos of the composer, and a link to an online webcast of "die tote stadt" (which requires a subscription).
http://www.korngold-society.org
Eric Wolfgang Korngold
An extensive website devoted to the composer Eric Korngold including a biography, bibliography of futher works about his life, a discography and a catalogue of compositions. An interesting set of links, including a direct link to Scott, his major publishing house and several testimonials rounds out this interesting site.
http://www.geocities.com/~bs-magazine/korngold/i_kmenu.html
Kosher Korner
"We play a wide range of Klezmer, spiritual rock, Israeli, Yiddish, comedy
and just about anything else Jewish I can get my hands on."--Arye Berk
http://www.usc.uwo.ca/clubs/jsu
Ellen Koskoff
Ethnomusicologist. Born 1943. Known for her studies of music in Hasidic life, spending some twenty years researching hasidic women and the role of music in their lives, as written in her book Music in Lubavitcher Life (2001).
David Krakauer
David Krakauer, clarinetist, is fast getting the reputation as one of the premier klezmer clarinetists. His virtuosity and brilliant creativity have been hailed in numerous reviews. His webpage includes a biography, discography and contact information.
http://www.trilliumproductions.com/dkhp.htm
Isa Kremer
Yiddish singer and opera star. Born in Belz, a small town in Russia, (known from a famous Yiddish song). She studied in Italy, and came to US. Traveled throughout Canada and US on concert tours. Isa Kremer sang on the stage in many languages, including Yiddish. She was widely covered by the press; both English and Yiddish reviews of her concerts appeared.