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Yiddishe Cup Klezmer Band

Yiddishe Cup Klezmer Band has been playing throughout the United States at festivals, colleges and numerous Jewish gatherings since it was formed in 1988. Klezmer music is a hybrid of Eastern European Jewish folk music, American swing, Yiddish theater tunes and Israeli horas.

Bert Stratton, Band Leader

Members of the Band are:

  • Alan Douglass: keyboards, vocals
  • Mark Freiman: trumpet, vocals
  • Ivan George: drums
  • Tamar Gray: lead vocals
  • Steven Greenman: violin, vocals
  • Allice Stratton: shtickmeister (klezmer dancer)
  • Bert Stratton: clarinet, saxophone