Hasidic New Wave

Hasidic New Wave is an American experimental klezmer music group. Its members, all of whom were improvisational jazz musicians from downtown Manhattan, formed for the purpose of fusing Hasidic musical styles (such as the Hora and Nigun) with elements of jazz and avant-garde rock.[1] Trumpet player Frank London (also a member of The Klezmatics) sees Hasidic New Wave as evidence that Yiddish culture continues to thrive in the 21st century.[2]

Greg Wall and Frank London originally met at the New England Conservatory of Music (where they both studied jazz) and reconnected in New York, when they both begun learning Hasidic music to play wedding gigs supporting themselves.[1] A lot of that music made its way into Hasidic New Wave recordings.

Hasidic New Wave released a retrospective 5-CD boxset on Tzadik Records in late 2012.[3]

Previously, the band has recorded 5 CDs, including four on Knitting Factory's Jewish Alternative Movement label.[4]

  1. ^ a b Marmer, Jake. "Reviving the Downtown Sound: John Zorn's Tzadik record label compiles the radical work of the 1980s New York jazz group Hasidic New Wave". Tablet Magazine. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  2. ^ Haskel, Adam (2022-12-29). "Yiddish New York sees the culture blossom in song and film". Jewish News Syndicate. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  3. ^ "Hasidic New Wave: The Complete Recordings". Tzadic. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  4. ^ "Jazz, Judaism, and Grooves". National Public Radio - WNYC. December 5, 1999. Retrieved March 24, 2023.