RABBINICAL SCHOOL DROPOUTS – Semitic Slam

The Rabbinical School Dropouts is as crazy a group of kooks as you could want. Sun Ra, the Hampton Grease Band, Frank Zappa and the Klezmatics all rolled into one, the music of the Friedmann brothers is fresh and imaginative. Their ten-member big band (featuring oboe, mandolin, bassoon, theremin, toy piano, tablas, etc.) storms through a dozen creative originals touching upon klezmer, jazz, funk, Latin, rock, and varied mishegoss along the way. Jewish garage jazz with a sick sense of humor from Long Beach, California. ~ TZADIK

Nicolas Carvajal: Drum Kit Ravi Deo: Tabla Michael Friedmann: Clarinet, Tenor Sax, Toy Piano, Melodica Hank Friedmann: Bass Clarinet Jon-Jon Friedmann: Autoharp, Cello, Guitar, Mandolin Scott Paul Levine: Bassoon, English Horn, Oboe, Toy Piano Z’ev Mahar: Congas Jonathan Rotter: Trombone Bob Weller: Piano Danny Weller: Bass