About me
Aaron Alexander (percussion) is a drummer and fidl player, has been playing klezmer music for 34 years and has been fortunate to be associated with many of the finest musicians in the klezmer and Jewish music field. He has been on Faculty at Yiddish New York, Trip to Yiddishland, Klez Kamp, Klez Kanada, Yiddish Summer Weimar, and in 2010 founded the NY Klezmer Series – a weekly concert, workshop, dance party and jam session series that featured many wonderful klezmorim from around the world, until the pandemic forced a temporary shutdown. Look for upcoming events by the NY Klezmer Series soon. Alexander has performed with Strauss/Warschauer Duo, The Klezmatics, Michael Winograd, Pete Rushefsky, Frank London’s Klezmer Brass All-Stars, and lead bands for his own CDs – The Klez Messengers, Midrash Mish Mosh, and more.
