Free Concert Series
Totally Klezmerizing
Schmaltz & PepperInstrumental Series
Schmaltz & Pepper is a unique ensemble that plays klezmer inspired by jazz, Roma, classical, and European folk music.
This powerhouse group’s members include acclaimed Toronto Symphony Orchestra principal clarinetist Eric Abramovitz, a passionate klezmer musician, and Grammy-nominated Drew Jurecka on violin/accordion/mandolin. Joined by JUNO-winning pianist Jeremy Ledbetter, award-winning bassist Michael Herring, and renowned Payadora violinist/vocalist Rebekah Wolkstein, they produce and perform original arrangements of klezmer and Yiddish music, displaying their virtuosic genre-bending fusion of many styles.