Frank London is a New York City-based trumpeter, bandleader, and composer, and one of the most prominent American musicians active in klezmer music. He also plays various other wind instruments and keyboards, and occasionally sings backup vocals. Flag Seal Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World[1], Gotham Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area    - City 1,214. ... Trumpeter redirects to here. ... Klezmer (from Yiddish כלזמיר, etymologically from Hebrew kli zemer כלי זמר, vessel of song) is a musical tradition which parallels Hasidic and Ashkenazic Judaism. ... A backup vocalist is a vocalist who sings in harmony with the lead vocalist, other backup vocalists, or alone but in the background of a song. ...

Education

London received a B.A. in Afro-American music from the New England Conservatory in 1980. The Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra performing in Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

Projects

London is best known for his role as trumpeter in the New York City-based klezmer band The Klezmatics. He is also a member of Hasidic New Wave and leads Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars. He was a co-founder of both the Les Miserables Brass Band and the Klezmer Conservatory Band. Flag Seal Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World[1], Gotham Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area    - City 1,214. ... The Klezmatics is an American klezmer music group. ... Hasidic New Wave is an American experimental klezmer music group. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: not even a stub If you disagree with its speedy deletion, please explain why on its talk page or at Wikipedia:Speedy deletions. ...

In addition to his work in klezmer music, he is in demand as a sideman, and has performed or recorded with such diverse artists and groups as John Zorn, John Cale, Itzhak Perlman, Allen Ginsberg, LL Cool J, Mel Torme, David Murray, Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy, La Monte Young, Natalie Merchant, They Might Be Giants, Jane Siberry, Ben Folds Five, Marc Ribot, Reggie Workman, Chava Alberstein, Anne LeBaron, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Luna, Maurice El Medioni, and Gal Costa. John Zorn (born September 2, 1953 in New York City) is an American composer and saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist. ... John Cale is a Welsh musician, songwriter and record producer. ... Itzhak Perlman Itzhak Perlman (born August 31, 1945) (in Jaffa, now part of Tel Aviv) is an Israeli violinist and teacher. ... Allen Ginsberg in later life Irwin Allen Ginsberg (IPA: ) (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American Beat poet born in Newark, New Jersey. ... James Todd Smith III (born January 14, 1968) is an American hip hop artist better known by his stage name, LL Cool J (Ladies Love Cool James). He is best known for romantic ballads like I Need Love as well as hardcore rap like I Cant Live Without My... Mel Tormé (September 13, 1925 - June 5, 1999) was a jazz singer with a light, velvety, high-tenor voice. ... There have been several well-known people named David Murray, including: David Murray (Scottish politician) (died 1631) David Murray, 4th Viscount of Stormont (died 1731) David Murray (jazz musician) (born 1955) David Murray (computer scientist) David Murray (Scottish businessman) Dave Murray (musician) (Iron Maiden guitarist) David Murray, British Formula One... Lester Bowie (11 October 1941–8 November 1999) was a jazz trumpet player and composer. ... La Monte Young (born October 14, 1935) is an American composer whose eccentric and often hard-to-find works have been included among the most important post World War II avant-garde or experimental music. ... Natalie Merchant Natalie Anne Merchant (born October 26, 1963 in Jamestown, New York, USA) is a versatile professional musician. ... They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American alternative rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh, collectively known as the two Johns or John and John. Known for their experimental pop music, they have been popular on college campuses and earned a reputation for intellectual... Jane Siberry (born October 12, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. ... Ben Folds Fives self-titled debut album Ben Folds Five (1994–2000) was a three-member band formed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, who until their breakup in 2000 were a mainstay of piano rock. ... Marc Ribot (born 1954) is an American guitarist, composer and occasional singer from Newark, New Jersey. ... Reggie Workman (b. ... Chava Alberstein (born December 8, 1947 in Szczecin, Poland) is an Israeli singer, lyricist, composer and musical arranger. ... Anne LeBaron (b. ... The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (sometimes abbreviated JSBX) is a New York based band, made up of members Jon Spencer (vocals, guitar), Judah Bauer (guitar) and Russell Simins (drums). ... Luna was a band formed in 1991 by Dean Wareham after the breakup of Galaxie 500, with Stanley Demeski and Justin Harwood (Demeski formerly of The Feelies and Harwood formerly of New Zealand band The Chills). ... Gal Costa (born Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos September 26, 1945) in Salvador, Brazil, is a popular singer in Brazil. ...

He served as conductor and music director for David Byrne and Robert Wilson's The Knee Plays, and has collaborated with the Palestinian American violinist Simon Shaheen. David Byrne (born May 14, 1952 in Dumbarton, Scotland) is a musician best known as a founding member and the principal songwriter of the New Wave band Talking Heads. ... Robert Wilson (b. ... Simon Shaheen (b. ...

Recordings

London is featured on over 200 CDs. His own recordings include the following:

Frank London:

• Invocations (cantorial music)
• Hazonos (cantorial music)

Frank London with Lorin Sklamberg (Klezmatics singer):

• Nigunim
• The Zmiros Project (Jewish mystical songs)

Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars:

• Di Shikere Kapelye
• Brotherhood of Brass
• "Carnival Conspiracy"

The Shekhina Big Band:

• The Shekhina Big Band

Film and theater music:

• The Debt (film and theater music)

Soundtracks:

• The Shvitz
• Divan (film by Pearl Gluck)

Hasidic New Wave:

• "Jews & The Abstract Truth"
• "Psycho-Semitic"
• "Kabalogy"
• "Live In Krakow" (on Not Two records)
• "From The Belly of Abraham"

Compositions

London has composed numerous works for theater, dance, and film, and is the recipient of several Meet the Composer grants. Some of his major works include the folk opera A Night in the Old Marketplace (based on Y. L. Peretz's Bay nakht oyfn altn mark); Davenen, a dance for the Pilobolus Dance Company and the Klezmatics; Great Small Works' The Memoirs of Gluckel of Hameln, and Min Tanaka's Romance. Isaac Leib Peretz (May 18, 1852–1915), a. ...

He has also composed music for films, including John Sayles' The Brother from Another Planet (1984) and Men With Guns (1997), Yvonne Rainer's Murder and Murder, the Czech-American Marionette Theater's Golem, and Tamar Rogoff's Ivye Project. Photo of John Sayles by Robert Birnbaum John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950 in Schenectady, New York) is a fiercely independent American film director and writer who frequently takes a small part in his own and other indie films. ... The Brother from Another Planet is a 1984 film written and directed by John Sayles. ... Yvonne Rainer (born 1934) is an American choreographer and filmmaker. ...

Other activities

He has been featured on HBO's Sex and the City, at the North Sea Jazz Festival, and at the Lincoln Center Summer Festival. He attends various workshops throughout the year, including Klezkanada of Montreal, where he teaches aspiring musicians the art of klezmer music. He has taught Jewish music in Canada, Crimea, and the Catskills. The North Sea Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival held each second weekend of July in Den Haag, The Netherlands. ... The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center. ... City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 366. ... Motto: Процветание в единстве - Prosperity in unity Anthem: Нивы и горы твои волшебны, Родина - Your fields and mounts are wonderful, Motherland Capital Simferopol Largest cities Simferopol, Eupatoria, Kerch, Theodosia, Yalta Official language Ukrainian. ... Catskill State Park as seen from Overlook Mountian The Catskill Mountains are an extension of the Appalachian Mountains into New York State. ...

Yiddish theatre actress Jenny Romaine has the following to say about London:

"He [Frank London] has a relationship to the avant garde, to jazz, to ethnic music and he's participating in a late 20th century investigation of Jewish music that I think has a knowledge of all the different aspects of our situation as Jews."

External links

• Frank London official site
• Klezmatics official site
• Frank London discography
• Interview from Montreal Mirror