Balkano

 Chicago-based Balkano (rhymes with Volcano), founded by bandleader Bryan Pardo, melds the soul of traditional Klezmer, the energy of Bulgarian wedding music and the melodies of Turkish Gypsy music into an exciting original mix. The group melds meld the influences of artists like Naftule Brandwein, Selim Sessler, Yuri Yunakov, and John Zorn into a new synthesis that mixes the Old World and the New. Since its inception in 2005, Balkano has played through Chicagoland and the Midwest. 

• http://www.balkano.org/