"You felt it in his playing, in his presence, in his whole being, that he was a bridge to — a repository of — this entire culture," Michael Alpert, another klezmer musician and musicologist, told The New York Times.
You could feel it in his performance, his demeanor, his entire being, that he was a vital connection to — a storehouse of — this rich cultural legacy," Michael Alpert, another klezmer musician and musicologist, told The New York Times.