Jake Marmer

Absolutely blown away by Abraham Inc, which is a project of David Krakauer (great klez clarinet), Fred Wesley on trombone (of James Brown & Parlament Funkadelic fame) and So Called.

There’s something heimish about funk. Something very home-grown, family-style. Maybe for that reason Krakauer’s klez chops work so well in the context. Or maybe he’s just the best and totally versatile.

Saw them live here in NY last week. The CD has just come out. This is a vid of their gig at the Apollo: