In the vanguard of new Jewish music, the phenomenal group of virtuosos known as The Klez-X (formerly The San Francisco Klezmer Experience) mines the rich depths of klezmer, Yiddish folk and art song and modern jazz to create a brilliantly original sound, rooted in the bedrock of Yiddish culture. Their groundbreaking work includes new compositions, traditional pieces, breathtaking improvisations, effervescent vocal work, and modernist settings of 20th century Yiddish literature by poets such as Moishe-Leyb Halpern, Itzik Manger, and Avraham Sutzkever.

Founded by violinist and composer Daniel Hoffman (Davka) in 1996, the band boasts an all-star roster of innovative musicians, including reed player Sheldon Brown, Yiddish singer and accordionist Jeanette Lewicki, percussionist Kevin Mummey, bassist Richard Saunders, vocalist and trumpeter Stephen Saxon, and trombonist Charlie Seavey. In performance and on albums like their most recent, Harbst, The Klez-X takes audiences along for a lively musical ride that, in the words of acclaimed Yiddish singer and conductor, Michael Tilson Thomas, "Absolutely captivated my imagination, knocked my socks off -- what more can I say?"