Maury Rosenberg

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Maury Rosenberg
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Background information
Born (1964-12-18) December 18, 1964 (age 54)
Long Beach, New York, U.S.
Genres Polka, Cajun music, zydeco, klezmer, dance music, jazz, reggae, rock, bluegrass, funk
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician
InstrumentsVocals, accordion, keyboards, piano
Years active1982–present
Associated acts Hypnotic Clambake, Yo Yo Ma, Peter Yarrow, Baby Gramps, Shirim Klezmer Orchestra, Border Patrol, Zydeco Vacation, New York Klezmer Orchestra

Maury Rosenberg (born December 18, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter and accordionist from Long Beach, New York. He graduated from the Berklee College of Music, in Boston, Massachusetts. [1] Rosenberg is most well known as the frontman of Hypnotic Clambake. [2] [3] [4]

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Berklee College of Music independent college of contemporary music in Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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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 project and later evolved into a touring band. Rosenberg graduated from the Berklee College of Music, where he majored in filmscoring.

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Biography

Rosenberg grew up in Long Beach, New York, 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 Berklee College of Music, where he completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in film scoring in 1987. [5] [6]

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Early in his career, Rosenberg worked with the Boston Ballet 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. [5]

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In 1989, Rosenberg founded the group Hypnotic Clambake. 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. [2] Hypnotic Clambake is currently based in Rochester, New York. [7] Rosenberg also performs occasionally with the bands Zydeco Vacation and the New York Klezmer Orchestra. [6]

Rochester, New York City in New York, United States

Rochester is a city on the southern shore of Lake Ontario in western New York. With a population of 208,046 residents, Rochester is the seat of Monroe County and the third most populous city in New York state, after New York City and Buffalo. The metropolitan area has a population of just over 1 million people. It is about 73 miles (117 km) east of Buffalo and 87 miles (140 km) west of Syracuse.

Discography

Hypnotic Clambake discography:

<i>Mayonnaise</i> (Hypnotic Clambake album) 2005 studio album by Hypnotic Clambake

Mayonnaise is the name of Hypnotic Clambake's fifth full-length studio album. It was released in 2005 on Blue Button Records. The album showcases the musical talents of the band's lineup at the time. It also employs catchy, pop-format songs to explore a range of humorous topics. Typical of Hypnotic Clambake, the record wanders through a wide variety of musical genres, "from Middle Eastern spice to chill calypso style." Bandleader Maury Rosenberg collaborated heavily with guitarist/bassist Chris Reynolds on the record. Reynolds wrote several of the songs, including "500 Robots" and "Woe Is Me."

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References

  1. ↑ "Hypnotic Clambake". Legal Force Trademarkia. May 26, 1992. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Hypnotic Clambake – Mayonaise". Leeway's Homegrown Music Network. February 2, 2005. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  3. ↑ "A Dash of Rumba – A Pinch of Rock". The Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, NY. October 18, 2001.
  4. ↑ "Music of the Night". The Daily Messenger, Canandaigua, NY. April 10, 1997.
  5. 1 2 "Band Bios". Hypnotic Clambake official website. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Band Bios". Maury Rosenberg official website. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Accordions in Rochester". RocWiki. March 1, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Naftule's Dream". CD Universe. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
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