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An unprecedented collaboration between three cultural visionaries - DAVID KRAKAUER, champion of klezmer music and world-class chamber clarinetist; legendary funk trombonist and arranger FRED WESLEY, celebrated for his work with James Brown and George Clinton; and hip-hop renegade and beat architect SOCALLED - Abraham Inc. heralds a time when boundaries are eroding, mutual respect is presumed, and musical traditions can hit with full force without concession or appropriation. Add a three-piece horn section led by Wesley, as well as musicians and rappers who collaborate frequently with Krakauer and Socalled..... and the result is an all-out klezmer-funk dance party!
"Krakauer is connected with something deep, mysterious, and timeless. It's as ancient as the sound of the Shofar...as penetrating as the sound of his clarinet hero Sidney Bechet, yet as modern as the post-Trane/Dolphy school of improvising that is lapped up by young hipsters at Downtown venues...you've got one extremely gifted, amazingly versatile, and uncommonly open-minded virtuoso, willing and able to go anywhere with his clarinet..." _Jazziz
"Fred is one of the greatest writers and arrangers of funk music on planet earth and from the very beginning he has been an integral part in defining the funk sound." _AllAboutJazz.com
"The danceable rhythms of klezmer are enhanced and highlighted by Socalled's clever production, which provides Krakauer ample rhythmic fodder with which to play. He squalls and screeches throughout with stunning intensity." _Alarm
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