Amsterdam Klezmer Band

Amsterdam Klezmer Band
Amsterdam Klezmer Band performing in 2015
Background information
Also known asAKB
OriginAmsterdam, Netherlands
Genres
Years active1996 (1996)–present
Members
  • Jasper de Beer
  • Job Chajes
  • Alec Kopyt
  • Gijs Levelt
  • Joop van der Linden
  • Janfie van Strien
Past membersTheo van Tol
WebsiteOfficial website

Amsterdam Klezmer Band, sometimes referred to as AKB, is a Dutch-Jewish musical group created in 1996 in Amsterdam. The band plays Yiddish and Klezmer music, but also incorporates sounds from Balkan, jazz, Romani, and hip-hop music. The band has described itself as a "mini brass band", but features prominent vocals as well.

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