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Andy Statman is a Jewish American musicia. He is a noted Klezmer clarinetist and bluegrass/newgrass mandolinist. Andy Statman first gained acclaim as a mandolinist in pioneering bluegrass bands Country Cookin' and Breakfast Special. Statman, a Jew, began to be of the mind that bluegrass was not his music. He turned to Klezmer music, traditional Jewish folk music. Now playing clarinet, he recorded various Klezmer albums that were influential in the Klezmer revival that began in the late 1970s. In the 1990s, he began playing Chassidic melodies, fusing bluegrass, Klezmer, and jazz along the way.

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abstract	Andy Statman is a Jewish American musicia. He is a noted Klezmer clarinetist and bluegrass/newgrass mandolinist. Andy Statman first gained acclaim as a mandolinist in pioneering bluegrass bands Country Cookin' and Breakfast Special. Statman, a Jew, began to be of the mind that bluegrass was not his music. He turned to Klezmer music, traditional Jewish folk music. Now playing clarinet, he recorded various Klezmer albums that were influential in the Klezmer revival that began in the late 1970s. In the 1990s, he began playing Chassidic melodies, fusing bluegrass, Klezmer, and jazz along the way. Statman learned Klezmer clarinet from legendary Klezmer clarinetist Dave Tarras, who bequeathed his clarinets to him. Statman produced Dave Tarras's last recordings. Between this apprenticeship and his practice of teaching in addition to performing, Statman has become the dean of living Klezmer clarinetists. The Andy Statman Trio, which includes bassist Jim Whitney and percussionist Larry Eagle, plays regularly at Derech Amuno Synagogue in Greenwich Village in New York City, and tours nationally as schedules allow. In 1983, he performed on the Antilles Records release Swingrass '83. He does participate in a yearly Klezmer concert series with Itzhak Perlman and other Klezmer superstars. In 2008, Statman appeared as a guest on Bela Fleck and the Flecktones holiday album Jingle All the Way, playing both clarinet and mandolin. The album won Best Pop Instrumental Album at the 51st Grammy Awards. He joined the group in concert on December 10 at University at Buffalo, Center for the Arts, and December 16 at Philadelphia's Kimmel Center.

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