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Several years ago, upon the request of Harvey Cyngiser, I asked a small group of local musicians to join me in performing at the Jewish Film Festival in Calgary. This small experiment turned into an amazing musical journey which eventually lead us to develop a unique style of music that takes traditional Israeli tunes into the realm of jazz improvisation. In this concert we will illustrate the different facets of Israeli music as well as explore, with the audience, the secrets of jazz improvisation. All the tunes played will be from our brand new CD being specially released for this festival. So come and join us for a little bit of Klezmer music, a few Sephardic and Arabic melodies, strings of Horas, and even some new renditions of contemporary Israeli tunes! The Schmoozer Band

Zeev Berger – Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Harmonica,
Jonathan Lewis – Violin, Baglama
Lyle Galloway – Piano, Accordion
Peter Strietman – Guitar
Bill Durtler – Bass
Ed Batley – Drums

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