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