Pete Rushefsky is an American klezmer musician[1] and executive director of New York City's Center for Traditional Music and Dance.[2][3][4] He plays the cimbalom or "tsimbl" as well as the 5-string banjo.
Pete Rushefsky | |
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Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Executive Director, klezmer musician |
Known for | Executive Director of New York City's Center for Traditional Music and Dance |
Notable work | Book called - Essentials of Klezmer 5-String Banjo, Volume I. |
Awards | Bubbe Award for “Best Original Klezmer Composition” |
He has a book published called Essentials of Klezmer 5-String Banjo, Volume I.
In 2022, Rushefsky won a Bubbe Award for “Best Original Klezmer Composition”