Pete Rushefsky
Pete Rushefsky is an American klezmer musician and Executive Director of New York City's Center for Traditional Music and Dance. He plays the cimbalom or "tsimbl" as well as the 5-string banjo.
He has a book published called Essentials of Klezmer 5-String Banjo, Volume I.
Discography
- Tsimbl un Fidl: Klezmer Music for Hammered Dulcimer and Violin (2001) with Elie Rosenblatt.
- Af di gasn fun der shtot - On the Streets of the City (2003) with Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman and others.
- On the paths: Yiddish songs with tsimbl (2004) with Becky Kaplan.
External links
- Tsimbl.com An article on tsimbls by Pete Rushefsky
- CDbaby site for "Fidl un Tsimbl" album
- Dumneazu Blog article on Pete Rushefsky and Tsimbls
- Center for Music and Traditional Dance website
- Concert and Lecture-Demonstration Series at Syracuse University featuring Pete Rushefsky