About me
Amy Zakar (violin, mandolin) is a second-generation musician and educator of Hungarian/Transylvanian/Jewish descent. Born in NYC (just a few blocks from the 14th St. Y), Amy played her first Catskills-Yiddish revue at age 8. She studied at the Manhattan School of Music, Princeton University, and Westminster Choir College (NJ), as well as KlezKamp and Klezkanada, where she was a scholarship recipient, fellow, and faculty. She performs with the Klez Dispensers, the NY Fidl Kapelye, and her Budapest Café Band, as well as fiddling for contra dance. At Yiddish New York Amy has taught instrumental classes and performed at tanzhoysn and kontsertn, and she is zeyer freylekh to be returning!
