Klezmer: Tales of the Wild East

Klezmer is a wild tale of love, friendship, survival, and the joy of making music in pre-World War II Eastern Europe.

The Baron of My Backside is perfectly content as the leader of a traveling klezmer band until his bandmates are brutally murdered.

He sets out for Odessa alone, inconsolable even after he is joined by Chava, a beautiful girl with a voice like an angel.

When these five misfits finally come together, they must set aside their differences and learn to work together (and rock a crowd) through their music.

Tragic, humorous, violent, and tender, Klezmer's rich watercolor art and simple but moving storytelling draws you into the lives of these fascinating characters.