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Pushkin! Klezmer Band at X International Ethno-Jazz Festival Flugery Lvova Buchach April 30 2012 Lvov, Ukraine Video by Andrew Kinakh - Mitya Gerasimov - clarinet Vasil Gnatchuk - accordion Sergiu Babuci - trombone, accordion Mark Tokar - double bass Andriy Voytyuk - drums “The musicians emphasised that they performed music created in Ukraine, although it could hardly be associated with Ukrainian music. Moldovan-Odessa-Jewish melodies with their openness and lightness have caused a genuine excitement. Suddenly the air saturated with the aromas of sea, wine and fish; the audience rushed to the non-stop dance. The bass was represented by Mark Tokar, a famous Ukrainian free-jazz contrabassist. Klezmer (an ’everyday ’musical tradition of the Eastern European Jews) has influenced not only urban romance but also (through immigrants) jazz culture. So, the presence of klezmer music at the ethno-jazz festival was quite appropriate. The band
