Klezmer is a musical tradition of the Ashkenazic Jews of Eastern Europe, says Wikipedia.
Played by professional musicians called klezmorim, the genre originally consisted largely of dance tunes and instrumental display pieces for weddings and other celebrations.
In the United States the genre morphed as Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, who arrived between 1880 and 1924,[1] met and assimilated American jazz.
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