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Jake Shulman-Ment is recognized as one of the best klezmer fiddlers around, one who is steeped in the musical traditions of Hungarian Jews and the folk music that surrounded them. So it’s ironic that his new project grew from his need to break away from his own klezmer roots. “I wanted to do something that […]