Trumpet

The trumpet was often a part of early klezmer bands - pictures of bands in eastern Europe and the USA show both valve and slide trumpets. It is a very flexible instrument in a klezmer band, playing lead, counter-lines and rhythmic licks.

Klezmer musicians trumpet players in the late 19th and earlier 20th centuries included:

• USA Abe Constantinofsky (Constantine), Binyomin “Louis” Shuster, Grisha Farfel, Melvin "Red" Solomon, Yossel Musiker,  Ziggy Elman

Klezmer trumpet players in the later 20th century and today include:

• Belgium Peter Sint Nicolaas

• Finland Alevtina Parland

• Israel Eli Preminger

• UK Celeste Cantor-Stephens, David Mowat

• USA Ben Holmes, David Buchbinder, Eva Boodman, Frank London, Jordan Hirsch (also cornet), Susan Watts Lankin, Willie Epstein