Teagrass

The music of Czech republic-based quintet Teagrass defies categorization. While much of their repertoire reflects the Balkan, gypsy, and Jewish influence on the music of their homeland, Teagrass continues to branch further and further toward jazz, swing, and bluegrass. Traditional instruments, including the hurdy-gurdy, taragot, and viola da gamba, combine with fiddles, mandolins, flutes, clarinets, saxophones, and upright bass to create a multicultural experience. Reviewing a Teagrass concert, RootsWorld wrote, "After a few measures of music right out of the Musikas songbook,...