Naftule Brandwein

Naftule Brandwein (* 1889 in Przemyślany, Galicia, † 1963 in New York City ) was a Jewish clarinetist and one of the leading representatives of the Jewish folklore ( Klezmer ).

Brandy grew up in a family of klezmer musicians. At the age of 19 he emigrated to the United States of America, where he quickly made a name for himself and declared himself " King of Jewish Music " ( "King of Jewish Music "). Despite his extraordinary talent brandy could not play music in the financially lucrative Jewish theaters: He mastered not playing from sheet music.

Fire wine recordings on this site for the next generation of klezmer musicians one of the most important sources for the study of original klezmer playing dar. Among other things, this can be explained by the lack of written down original notes from that time.

To Naftule brandy incountable legends. It is reported that he often played with his back to the audience, to allow anyone to reveal the intricacies of his technique. According to him, the band Naftule 's Dream named.