Maury Rosenberg (born December 18, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter and accordionist from

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. He graduated from the

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, in Boston, Massachusetts. Rosenberg is most well known as the

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Hypnotic Clambake Hypnotic Clambake is a musical group from Rochester, New York known for exploring a wide variety of musical genres. Founded by frontman and accordionist Maury Rosenberg in 1989, in Boston, Massachusetts, the group began as a studio recording ...

Biography

Rosenberg grew up in

, the son of a Holocaust survivor. His exposure to Jewish culture in New York played an influential role in his musical development. Throughout his career he would go on to incorporate elements of Jewish music into many of his projects. He moved to Boston to attend the

, where he completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in film scoring in 1987. Early in his career, Rosenberg worked with the

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as a rehearsal pianist. During his time in Boston, he also worked with musical groups Border Patrol and the Shirim Klezmer Orchestra. Some of his piano work was used in Woody Allen's 1997 film Deconstructing Harry. In 1989, Rosenberg founded the group

. The project was originally meant only for the recording studio, though Rosenberg later decided to assemble a touring group, thus beginning the band's long and ever-evolving live performance career. Hypnotic Clambake is currently based in Rochester, New York. Rosenberg also performs occasionally with the bands Zydeco Vacation and the New York Klezmer Orchestra.

Discography

*'' Shirim Klezmer Orchestra: Naftule's Dream'' (1992) *''New York Klezmer Orchestra'' (2004)

discography: *''Square Dance Messiah'' (1991) *''Gondola to Heaven'' (1993) *''Kent the Zen Master'' (1995) *''Frozen Live, Vol. 1'' (1997) *''White Christmas Stallion'' (1997) *''Rutland Live – New Year's Eve'' (1999–2000) *''Varicose Brain'' (2001) *''

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'' (2005)

References

External links

Official Maury Rosenberg website

Official Hypnotic Clambake website

Official New York Klezmer Orchestra website

Outrageous Universe Revival Festival (OUR Fest) website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rosenberg, Maury 1964 births American accordionists American male singer-songwriters Jewish American musicians Living people Singer-songwriters from New York (state) 21st-century accordionists 21st-century American male musicians Hypnotic Clambake members 21st-century American Jews