Studio Albums
“One of the best bands in the UK playing klezmer music.” — London Evening Standard
To The Tavern (2016)
LKQ’s fourth album, 'To the Tavern', is a dawn-to-dawn story about a klezmer band’s arrival in a small town. With a wealth of traditional-style compositions by the band, the adventure also features the irresistibly sonorous vocals of Indra Buraczewska in traditional laments, a Warsaw Yiddish theatre hit with a hint of jazz (‘Goodbye New York’) and a song about beetroot soup.
www.folkworld.eu: "The four ladies in the London Klezmer Quartet play confidently and skilfully... The music has a lovely and relaxed swing to it. My personal highlights are the songs on the album, sung in Jiddish with an attractive dark and slightly smoky voice, and talking of food, drink and love. Recommended listening."
London Evening Standard: "One of the best bands in the UK playing Jewish klezmer music."
Songlines Magazine: "Expert players... A fantastic collection of nostalgic reveries."
Musicdeli: "What a great listen! Utterly convincing compositions of the band members, confirming them as amongst the leading klezmer composers of our generation. A beautifully conceived and well crafted album."
Evening Standard: "With artistry like this, the music doesn't have to be reinvented."
fROOTS: "An essential combination of virtuosity and personality, caught between toe-tapping celebration and the most beautiful sadness, lacing all with rueful humour and soul... Elevating throughout."
FATEA: "Spirited, nifty and abundantly life-affirming...klezmer at its most beguiling and seductive".
Spiral Earth: "The London Klezmer Quartet have an artist's ear for the subtleties of the original tradition whilst having a kick-the-chairs-over ability to party with it all."
Elaine Hoffman Watts, drummer and grand-daughter of Joseph Hoffman (composer of track 8): Thanks for the great recording of Grandpop's tune. I enjoyed the liner notes too!!!
London Klezmer Quartet Calling (2014)
Butterfield Green (2012)
Songlines: “A fantastic sound with inventive arrangements, virtuosity, exciting original tunes and soulful playing.”
The Sunday Times: "The tradition is safe in the hands of the next generation."
fROOTS: "the most dexterous and interesting of contemporary klezmer ensembles... close to a contemporary urban klezmer classic."
Fatea Records: "Vital, sometimes raucous and thoroughly enjoyable... Listen and tap your toes."
Stirrings Magazine: "They can write, they can interpret, and by God, they can play."
Folk London: "Trust me, they're good... there isn't a dull moment throughout... Lovely music, fine playing."
Australian Jewish News: "The London Klezmer Quartet mesmerized its audiences."
Radio Centre-Ville, Montreal: "A musical treat".
Trad Connect: "LKQ pluck the bittersweet heartstrings of Klezmer with rare skill".
London Klezmer Quartet (2010)
Debut Album
Folk Roots magazine: “A stylish debut from four highly accomplished and in-demand musicians."
Association of Jewish Libraries: "The musicians convey their tremendous affection for the sound and emotions nurtured by klezmer music. This CD succeeds in conveying the unique musical style and elevates the listener emotionally and spiritually. LKQ is a nice addition to any traditional collection of klezmer music, be it at home, at the synagogue, or at any interested library."
Keith Wolzinger, Klezmer Podcast: "The group has a wonderful acoustic sound, without anything getting in the way of the purity of the music. The arrangements are spot on, and the balance is just right. Whether it be a delicate doina or hora, a bouncing sher, or a blazing freylekhs, LKQ gives a masterful performance, full of exuberance and artistry... I can recommend it highly to both those just starting to build their klezmer library, as well as those fans looking for a truly authentic sound amongst all the amped-up klezmer that is being produced these days."
Stewart Curtis, K-Groove: "A truly great authentic klezmer CD."
