Meshuggenismo: a strange sort of salsa-klezmer hybrid

[Ted Kuster <ted...>]

I want to introduce, if I may, a new band called Meshuggenismo. It's a group of 
veteran San Francisco-based latin jazz and salsa players doing klezmer 
standards (mostly) in styles such as son, guaracha, merengue, cha cha, bolero 
and so on. It's about the joy of putting things together in ways that weren't 
in the manual. It's also, among other things, a twisted way of celebrating the 
unsung (or not-enough-sung) Jewish musicians who helped create what we now call 
salsa. It's a lot of fun.
I'm the arranger and bass player. I'd be interested in comments or suggestions 
or criticisms from people on this list. You can hear samples from our 
just-finished demo CD at this web site:
http://www.readthistome.com/meshuggenismo
Click the links on the left under "Listen to This!" (If you'd rather blast it 
properly on your stereo, let me know and I'll send you a copy of the CD.)

Thanks!

Ted Kuster

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