Yale Strom is one of the world’s leading ethnographer-artists of klezmer and Romani music, history, and culture. With his masters in Yiddish Studies (NYU), Strom conducted numerous ethnographic research trips to Central and Eastern Europe. His findings formed the repertoire of his klezmer band, Hot Pstromi. In addition, his research has been used to direct ten award-winning documentary films, write eighteen books, write two award-winning audio dramas, record seventeen music recordings, and have many photo exhibitions in North America and Europe. Strom currently teaches in the music department at San Diego State University.
