Samuel (Shloyme) Beckerman wass a clarinet player and composer. Born in 1883 on the territory of the Russian Empire in the family of hereditary klezmer. His younger brother, Aryeh (Harry), became a professional trumpet player.
Even before the First World War, he emigrated to the United States.
With interruptions from the end of the 1910s to the early 1950s, he was a clarinetist in various compositions of the Aba (Abe) Schwartz orchestra. In the 1920s he played in the orchestra of Paul Whiteman.
Sam Beckerman died in 1974 in the United States. His son, Sydney, was also a professional clarinet player.
6 thoughts on “Kaminos”
Was Nicholas related to Alexander Saslavsky who married Celeste Izolee Todd?
Anyone have a contact email for Yair Klinger or link to score for Ha-Bayta?
wish to have homeland concert video played on the big screen throughout North America.
can organize here in Santa Barbara California.
contacts for this needed and any ideas or suggestions welcomed.
Nat farber is my great grandpa 😊
Are there any movies or photos of max kletter? His wife’s sister was my stepmother, so I’m interested in seeing them and sharing them with his wife’s daughter.
The article says Sheb recorded his last song just 4 days before he died, but does not tell us the name of it. I be curious what it was. I’d like to hear it.