Zebrina

Zebrina: Hamidbar Medaher

by Glenn Astarita
October 15, 2014

Eminent American clarinetist Ben Goldberg is an integral component of this Canadian ensemble's buoyant and cleverly articulated blend of traditional Jewish music, rock and modern jazz for John Zorn's enterprising New York-based Tzadik record label. In effect, the band traverses through luxuriant musical terrain, comprised of popping grooves, hummable melodic hooks and crisp, keys-based jazz fusion amid some multihued electronics effects for shading and to intersperse a few off-kilter foibles into the program. Moreover, Goldberg's supple lines often outline the ...