Schmaltz & Pepper is an exciting new Toronto-based klezmer ensemble that blends jazz, Roma, and European folk with classical sensibilities. This powerhouse group’s members include acclaimed Toronto Symphony principal clarinetist Eric Abramovitz, a passionate and gifted klezmer musician, and Grammy-nominated Drew Jurecka on violin/accordion/mandolin. Joined by Juno-winning pianist Jeremy Ledbetter, award-winning bassist Michael Herring, and renowned Payadora violinist/vocalist Rebekah Wolkstein, they produce and perform innovative and soulful arrangements, displaying their joyous and virtuosic genre-bending fusion of many
musical styles.