Andy Statman Trio at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater

Andy Statman, one of his generation's premier mandolinists and clarinetists, thinks of his compositions and performances as "spontaneous American-roots music and personal, prayerful Hassidic music, by way of avant-garde jazz." A truly extraordinary artist, Andy began his career in the 1970's as a virtuoso mandolinist who studied and performed with David Grisman, went on to study clarinet with the legendary Dave Tarras, became one of the main architects of the Klezmer revival and has since informed and influenced Folk, Jazz and improvised music forms. Andy draws equally from Hassidic melodies, folk tunes from new and old worlds and Albert Ayler-influenced free-improv. The result reads like a very personal search for the sacred based both on traditions and introspection. He is joined by longtime bandmates Jim Whitney on bass and Larry Eagle on drums and percussion.