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Margot Leverett is a New York-based clarinettist. Born in Ohio, she lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Buffalo, New York before studying at Indiana University School of Music. At Indiana, she was classically trained.〔(Come for 'Jewgrass,' stay for Selichot ), ''New Jersey Jewish Standard'' 28 August 2009〕 Leverett later became interested in klezmer, a traditional musical style of the Jews of Eastern Europe.〔(Bridging Peace )〕〔(Music: YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe )〕 She studied with klezmer clarinettist Sidney Beckerman〔(''The Art of Klezmer Clarinet'' ): album〕 and was a founding member of The Klezmatics in 1985.〔 The Klezmatics, a band associated with the Klezmer Revival of the 1980s and onward, would later become the first klezmer band to win a Grammy Award.〔(Leverett honors sounds of shtetl ), ''The Boston Herald'' 14 January 2000〕〔(Grammy-winning Klezmatics push the klezmer genre forward ), ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'' 15 October 2009〕〔(Celebrating the Klezmatics' Grammy ), JVibe, April 2007〕 In 1999, Leverett was a founding member of another klezmer band of all women musicianss called Mikveh. They released a self-titled album in 2001, described by ''Rambles'' magazine as "a potent and heady mix of passion and power."〔(Article about Mikveh ) in ''Rambles'', 12 January 2002〕 Leverett left the band when she began her solo career and founded "Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys". Leverett's solo album, called ''The Art of Klezmer Clarinet'', was released in 2001. The 17-track album was favorably reviewed—''Klezmershack.com'' called it a "tribute to greats of the American Klezmer clarinet" and a "tremendous leap in skill and soulfulness."〔(Klezmershack.com review ), 1/1/00〕〔(New Mexico Folk Music and Dance Society Newsletter ), Jan/Feb 2005〕 "She achieves the nearly impossible feat of rendering the music with authenticity and respect, while simultaneously making a highly personal statement about the art of klezmer clarinet- the instrument and its history."〔"The Essential Klezmer" by Seth Rogovoy〕 In 2001, Leverett founded the group Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys, which fuses the styles of klezmer and bluegrass.〔〔(Margot Leverett bio ) on Klezmer Mountain Boys website〕〔(''Jewish Daily Forward'' ) article〕 The group was filled with outstanding musicians, Barry Mitterhoff, Kenny Kosek, Joe Selly and Marty Confurius. Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys released two albums: a self-titled album in 2002 and an album called ''Second Avenue Square Dance''. The group was featured by the Paul Taylor Dance Company in a piece entitled "Klezmerbluegrass". Leverett has been a guest soloist for the Philadelphia Orchestra.〔 She has taught at many klezmer camps, including KlezKamp, KlezKanada and KlezmerQuerque. She continues to teach, guest lecture, and perform. 〔 ==See also== *Andy Statman *Klezmer Conservatory Band 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Margot Leverett」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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