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TSM presents Schmaltz & Pepper

TSM presents Schmaltz & Pepper
TSM presents Schmaltz & Pepper photo
July 16, 2025 | 7:30 PM
  • Starting at: $25.00
  • Venue: Walter Hall
  • Presenter: Toronto Summer Music Festival

Eric Abramovitz, clarinet

Drew Jurecka, violin, accordion & mandolin

Rebekah Wolkstein, violin & voice

Jeremy Ledbetter, piano

Michael Herring, bass

 

Schmaltz & Pepper is a spellbinding Yiddish music ensemble playing klezmer inspired by jazz, Roma, classical, and European folk music. This powerhouse group's members include acclaimed Toronto Symphony principal clarinetist Eric Abramovitz, a passionate and gifted klezmer musician, and Grammy nominated Drew Jurecka on violin, accordion, and mandolin. Joined by Juno Award-winning pianist Jeremy Ledbetter, award-winning bassist Michael Herring, and renowned Payadora violinist and vocalist Rebekah Wolkstein, they produce and perform original arrangements of klezmer and Yiddish music, displaying their joyous and virtuosic genre-bending fusion of many musical styles