Amsterdam Klezmer Band
Asphalt Tango, 2026, CD
Instrument: Instrumental
Issue: 32.3
Jazz Ruler Type: Pop+Jazz
Performance: 4
Sound: 4
Score: 83
O’s Notes: The name of the band says it all. AKB is a Dutch, Jewish group playing modernized Yiddish and Klezmer music infused with elements of Gypsy, jazz and even hip-hop with 25 years of experience! The band is Jasper de Beer (b, g, banjo), Job Chajes (a-sax, Vocals), Mischa Porte (d), Joop van der Linden (tb), Janfie van Strien (cl), and Ellen van Vliet (Accordion). They vary the pace from ballads like “Grandma’s Dreidl” and “Firn Di Mekhutonim Aheym” to more prominent spirited tunes like “Everybody”, “Seba”, and “Hershfelds Bulgaria & Mekhutonim Tanz”.
Publicist: That Jazz Girl
