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David Buchinder

Musician and Composer

David Buchinder is an accomplished musician, composer, producer, and cultural inventor who brings a spirit of intensity and inquiry to everything he does. Best known for many years as the leader of the world-renowned Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band, he is also the creator of “Ashkenaz: A Festival of New Yiddish Culture” and the multi-media spectacle, “Shurum Burum Jazz Circus.” He has recently returned to his musical works, stepping out as a jazz composer and performer with his first solo CD (also called Shurum Burum Jazz Circus).

David is very involved in cross-cultural experimentation, exploring the places where the celebratory musical cultures of the Jews, Arabs and other intersect, collaborating with his wife, Palestinian/Canadian dancer/musician/actor Roula Said, and the Arab/Jewish/Jazz fusion ensemble Medina. He is a four-time Juno nominee and an award-winning composer for film, television, theatre, and dance.