klezmer
Americannoun
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klezmorim
plural
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a Jewish folk musician traditionally performing in a small band.
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Also klezmer music. the type of music performed by such musicians.
noun
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a Jewish folk musician, usually a member of a small band
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Also called: klezmer music. the music performed by such a band
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Etymology
Origin of klezmer
From Yiddish
Example Sentences
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After all, I play clarinet in a klezmer band.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
In May, Strange Brew called off a concert by London group Oi Va Voi, who bill themselves as a modern folk klezmer band.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025
Musical offerings ranged from traditional klezmer performances on violin and accordion evoking the Central Europe of old to more modern shows, including psychedelic Yiddish rock.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025
In 2021, I attended a Hanukkah celebration in Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights neighborhood to see him and his band play Klex/Mex, a mix of Ashkenazi Jewish klezmer and Mexican mariachi music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
Downstairs at the reception following the ceremony, Mommy perked up even more as the klezmer musicians played traditional Jewish folk songs.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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