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A Black Musician Plays Traditional Klezmer

The Klezmer revival is mostly led by third-generation American Jews. Clarinetist Don Byron is a notbale exception -- he's an African American musician who pays tribute to the compositions of Mickey Katz. Byron is an alumnus of the Klezmer Conservatory Band, and he performs on the anthology album "Live At The Knitting Factory, Volume 3."

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Other segments from the episode on September 17, 1990

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, September 17, 1990: Interview with John Cleese and Robin Skynner; Review of Don Pullen's album "Random Thoughts"; Interview with Don Byron; Review of of the television…

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