Not your bubbi's klezmer

Officially celebrated Valentine's tonight. David Krakauer's Klezmer Explosion.

A couple years ago, a friend told me that every chamber ensemble needs a turntablist. After tonight, I can say that every klezmer band needs a sampler/rapper. Holy cow. I used to think that bluegrass was the most malleable form of music, but now I'm leaning toward klezmer. I've heard bluegrass-klezmer. Tonight I heard crotch-rock--hip-hop--klezmer. With hard-bop improv. And they had a huge range.

I'm a little flabbergasted.