If music is the food of love, then klezmer must be the schmaltz on the herring. At least trombonist Rachel Lemisch and pianist/harmonica player Jason Rosenblatt think so. Their love was kindled at KlezKanada, the annual festival of Jewish music and Yiddish culture in the Laurentians. On the evening of Aug. 22, they will get married. The following day, they head to this yearÂs KlezKanada festival for a working honeymoon. (c/o cjnews.com)
The two are part of the wonderfully inventive klezmer band Streiml. (hat tip: blog in dm)