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It’s Eastern but Western...

It laughs while it weeps. It’s happy but minor key.

It’s KLEZMER, the lively Yiddish Jazz with its infectious upbeat rave tempos, achingly soulful ballads (and bowlful salads) and inherent humor.

You need it! You found it!!!



DO YOU LOVE MEANINGLESS CORPORATE JARGON IN YOUR WEBSITES? THIS PAGE WAS NOT WRITTEN BY AI, NOR BY A1 STEAK SAUCE.

It was written by some Klezmer musician so he had an excuse not to go to the music store and buy more Guitars. KLEZMER is the greatest form of music since the genesis of all possible Universes, and that’s an OVERSTATEMENT! Klezmer makes you joyful. No wonder the scientists invented it! We’re talking about authentic Yiddish turn-of-the-century (pick any century you want) dance music and hits from the Golden Era of New York’s Second Avenue Yiddish Theatre, played by international all-star pros of the original North American Klez revival movement. Plus, only if you’re brave enough, your genial host Richard Bernard will pilot you through evolving 21st Century klez-fusion, blending Mizrahi, Jazz, Greek, Russian, Punk, Celtic, and Worlds beyond. Hijinks ensue.

It’s a long menu…do you need a few minutes?



Richárd Bernard’s OY!Stars



World's Greatest HORA!



Richárd Bernard - Bouzouki, Guitar,
Balalaika, Mandolin, Banjo




Music for Movies and TV




From the Shtetls of Eastern Europe to Brooklyn to Hollywood



Music from the Golden Age of Yiddish Theater



Unapologetically Fun Music (If you don’t like that, we’re sorry)



Dance the Hora - for Hours



Happy Music That Sounds Sad AND Sad Music That Sounds Ridiculously HAPPY!



Yiddish Folk Songs (old and even older)



We Promise Not To Play Verdi’s Anvil Chorus in the Middle of Your Leprechaun Wedding (ever again)



For every kind of simcha and every style of dance music



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Richárd Bernard’s OY!Stars


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SOME HAPPY CLIENTS



· “You are my people!” - Steven Spielberg
"Klezmer music brilliantly realized by the band is pure joy...Klezmer-mad instrumental ensemble...soaring...infused with virtuosity and energy...terrific Klezmer band..." - Daily Variety
“…show-stopping effect in a surreal Balalaika accompanied rendition of Lennon and McCartney’s “Back In The U.S.S.R” – New York Times
“Terrific Klezmer band...great...wonderful...wailing...eloquent and rousing...a joy" - Los Angeles Times
“One of the nation's premier Klezmer bands" - University of California, Santa Barbara
“Klezmer music is to Judaism what gospel is to African-American spirituality...the music of unassimilated peoples, hearkening back to the folk traditions of their fathers - the music of cultural resistance...as performed by these Klezmers, the songs express a surprising breadth of feeling” - Daily News
“Perfect” - Jewish Journal
“This Klezmer band is a BLAST! - The Hollywood Reporter
"Your music was the heart of the event...Your artistry cut through the unbearable heat and touched people in wonderful ways." - Jewish Labor Commission
“Richárd, you guys were great!” – Los Angeles County Arts Commission
Thank you so much for bringing your festive tunes and Circle Dancing to our first ever Shavuot Festival! Hope to have you again on the Farm! – Coastal Roots Farm
“Thanks for bringing your music & energy to CSUN, everyone enjoyed your music” – California State University Northridge
“Richárd, The beauty of your music lingers with me two full weeks after your performance at the University. Your artistry touched me and all of those fortunate enough to be present. Your commentary between selections was most enlightening and presented with charm. The most resounding thanks, however, came from an eager and enamored audience which was reluctant, even after the program, to let you go!” – American Jewish University
“Hey Maestro, crank it up!!” – Conan O'Brien
"I love your music!" - "Babyface" Edmonds
And, last but not least:
“This kid belongs in the koo-koo parlor…with the OTHER nephews!” – Mr. Sinatra



The unique, mysterious and beautiful charm of KLEZMER has been distilled by traditional Jewish musicians through millennia at the crux...where sound travels from East to West - and echoes back. Sounds skirting the Black Sea’s northern shore from Central Asia. Percolating from the Other Side through Turkey and Bulgaria. Thrust upon them by conquering Cossacks. Mix in a Balkan Brass Band, Sephardic Ladino ballad, Gypsy music, Hebrew prayer, and the folk music of Ukraine, Russia, Romania, Moldavia and Poland. Filter this mix through New York’s Yiddish Theatre...at the exact moment Jazz is born...O! THE HUMANITY!!! And right now...Right Now It's Time To...Kick Out The Jams, Brothers & Sisters!!



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