The Radiant Others is back! After a break that was part chosen, part almost forced, I’m so excited to share a good batch of new episodes with you all. And I can’t think of a better musician to start things off than David Buchbinder. David is a trumpeter, a composer, and a big thinker. He started the Ashkenaz festival in his hometown of Toronto, led the Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band for years, and continues to create and facilitate bold musical and non-musical projects in Toronto and elsewhere. We get to talk about David’s long-range journey to the trumpet, the excitement of the klezmer revival in Canada, our musical superpowers, and much more.

Learn more about David

Other references from the episode:

David’s Mentor Fred Stone

The Banff Workshop for Jazz and Creative Music (still going strong!)

Master West African Drummer Abraham Adzenyah

Music from this episode:

Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band

“Tsirkus Dame” From the album Tsirkus

“Ballad” From the album Sweet Return

“Alle Brider” From the album The Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band

“Drei Neytorins (feat. Adrienne Cooper)” From the album Fire

Odessa/Havanna

“Conversation Of The Birds” From the Album Conversation Of The Birds