Yale Strom

Yale Strom (violin) is one of the world’s leading ethnographer-artists of klezmer and Romani music and history. With his masters in Yiddish Studies Strom decided to do extensive ethnographic research in Eastern Europe to research klezmer music and culture. Since his first trip to the former East Bloc, Strom has become one of the world’s leading ethnographer/artists of Yiddish culture. His findings were instrumental in forming the repertoire of his klezmer band, Hot Pstromi, directing 10 award-winning documentary films, writing 15 books, writing 2 award winning audio dramas, recording 20 CDs and having many photo exhibitions in North America and in Europe. Strom latest doc. film (2023) Recordially Yours: Lou Curtiss is about the audiophile/ethnomusicologist Lou Curtiss who lived and worked in San Diego. Currently, Strom is developing a musical about the lives of Marc and Bella Chagall with UCSD Theatre director Todd Salovey. Strom was artist-in-residence in the Jewish Studies Program at San Diego State University, a position created for him 2006 – 2020. Currently he teaches in the Music Dept. Prior to this, he taught at New York University.