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Moishe's Bagel

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Years active
  
2003 - present

Genre
  
Folk

Labels
  
Eachday Music

Record label
  
Eachday Music


Genres
  
Eastern Europe folk music, Balkan folk music, Klezmer

Origin
  
Edinburgh, United Kingdom (2003)

Members
  
Greg Lawson, Phil Alexander, Guy Nicholson, Mario Caribé

Albums
  
Salt for Svanetia, Uncle Roland's Flying Machine, Don't Spare the Horses, Salt

Similar
  
Salsa Celtica, Su‑a Lee, Martyn Bennett, Breabach, Mairi Campbell

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Moishe's Bagel are a band formed in 2003, who play "jazz-inflected klezmer and Balkan music". They are critically acclaimed and have toured all over Britain, America and other parts of the world.

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Moishes bagel live


Members

  • Greg Lawson (Violin) - Studied at the Royal Northern College in Manchester. A freelance violinist he has played with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, McFall's Chamber, rock groups, and many others.
  • Phil Alexander (Piano) - Studied with John Tilbury at Goldsmiths College. He currently leads his own jazz tango trio and plays piano with Salsa Celtica, and his compositions have featured on London's South Bank and at Edinburgh's Queen's Hall.
  • Pete Garnett (Accordion) - After trying classical piano and not enjoying it, he took up the accordion. He taught himself by ear. He also plays music for theatre, puppet shows and silent films.
  • Mario Caribe (Double Bass)- In 1986 he completed a BMus in Composition at Universidade Estadual de Campinas. In native São Paulo he arranged, recorded and produced 7 CDs with a condensed 9 piece jazz band called "Heartbreakers". He has also performed with many of the greatest singers in Brazilian music such as Gal Costa, Caetano Veloso, Milton Nascimento, Nana Caymmi and Zizi Possi.
  • Guy Nicholson (percussion) - Guy studied tabla, daraouka and congas with some of the UK's finest Indian classical musicians. He has adapted his style to Scottish folk music, and is in much demand with guitarist Tony McManus.

    • Albums

    Their debut CD, Don't Spare the Horses, was released in 2005. Its successor,Salt, was released in 2007, followed by "Uncle Roland's Flying Machine" in 2010

    Songs

    Tantz GlassidicSalt · 2007
    Uncle Roland's Flying MachineUncle Roland's Flying Machine · 2010
    Flying by Jewish RadarSalt · 2007

    References

    Moishe's Bagel Wikipedia
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