Jay Sweifach
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About
Known for his work with the Jewish Klezmer music group The Hester Street Troupe, this keyboard player recorded several albums with the band, including Sounds of the Shtetl and On Second Avenue.
Before Fame
His band's first album, Generation to Generation, contains tracks such as "Older Yiddish Medley" and "The Hebrew Lesson."
Trivia
He and his bandmates formed a children's music training group called the "Hester Kids."
Family Life
He and his clarinetist brother, Alan Sweifach, founded The Hester Street Troupe along with drummer Jim Bazewicz.
Associated With
He and drummer Brian Choper both performed with Klezmer music groups.
