Brave Old World

American-German klezmer supergroup formed in 1989.

Last updated 7 October 2026

Brave Old World is a klezmer group with members from the United States and Germany, founded in 1989. The Washington Post described them as the revival's first supergroup. They won top honors at the 1992 International Klezmer Festival in Safed, Israel.

Quick Facts

Formed

1989

First prize

International Klezmer Festival
Safed
Israel (1992)

Founding member

Joel Rubin (clarinet)

Final members

Michael Alpert
Alan Bern
Kurt Bjorling
Stuart Brotman
Christian Dawid

Dvd

Brave Old World--Live In Concert (2006)

Facts from the source article.

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