Leo Chelyapov - clarinet, sax, accordion; Guitar: Jordan Charnofsky, Paul Goldowitz; Accordion: David Kasap, Bass: Vic Koler; Violin: Bob Korda; Drums: Avi Sill, Steve Perkins; Percussions: Jamie Papish, Jeff Stern..
Influences
J. S. Bach, Stravinsky, G. Gershwin, Dave Tarras, Giora Feidman, Benny Goodman, Great "Sachmo", Miles Davis, James Brown and many other greats musicians from the past and present...
From the Wild, Wild West of the Americas to the deepest forests of Eastern Europe come the Leo & Kings of Klezmer! This unique band is led by clarinetist/saxophonist/composer Leo Chelyapov - a Russian-born musician who immigrated to Los Angeles in 1992. The music of Leo & Kings of Klezmer is an original blend of: Eastern-European, Sephardic, World Beat and Klezmer. The LKofK are based in Los Angeles and perform concerts, festivals and private events anywhere around the World. Leo's CD is available on CDBABY.COM http://cdbaby.com/cd/leoklezmer
or on http://www.soundswrite.com/swstore1.html..leo
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