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David Licht
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David Licht | |
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 David Licht playing in a Klezmer concert in Philadelphia 2025 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 20th century Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| Genres | Klezmer, jazz, rock, blues, folk[1] |
| Occupation | Drummer |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Formerly of | In-Time, The Chadbournes, Shockabilly, Bongwater, B.A.L.L., When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water, The Klezmatics |
David Licht (born 20th century in Detroit, Michigan) is a drummer and a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning American Klezmer band The Klezmatics.
Biography
[edit]Licht grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina and played in a local jazz group In-Time starting around 1977.[2] In the early 1980's, he played with The Chadbournes.[3][4] He also worked as a house painter as well as a musician.[3][5]
In 1985, Licht moved to New York City to help manage a recording studio and joined the band Bongwater.[1] In New York he was able to find other musicians who shared his love of klezmer music,[6] and he helped found The Klezmatics along with Frank London, Paul Morrissett, Lorin Sklamberg, and Alicia Svigals in 1986.[7] He also played with Shockabilly[8] and When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Klezmatics". The Bangor Daily News. August 9, 2003 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jazz concert set; City Stage readied". The Greensboro Record. August 23, 1980 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "The Chadbournes". The Lansing Star. May 21, 1981. p. 9 – via JSTOR.
- ^ D'Nim, Sue (May 13–27, 1982). "Free bebop". The Lansing Star. p. 11 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Salisbury, Wilma (October 23, 2002). "World's most popular klezmer band to play in Cleveland this week". The Plain Dealer – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ferguson, Jon (March 3, 2000). "New traditionalists". Intelligencer Journal – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lombroso, Linda (December 14, 2000). "Klezmatics in Peekskill, Hanukkah cabaret in Mamaroneck". The Journal News – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rogovoy, Seth (July 22, 1992). "Klezmatics erase traditional lines". The Berkshire Eagle – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McKinnon, Lisa (August 2, 1996). "Klez dispensers". Thousand Oaks Star. Time Out. pp. 18, 19 – via Newspapers.com.
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