Black Ox Orkestar
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: Canada
- Born: 2000 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Active: 2000–present
Biography
Montreal klezmer and experimental folk quartet formed in 2000, singing mainly in Yiddish. Black Ox Orkestar draw on Jewish, Romani, Balkan and Arabic traditions, played acoustically with violin, clarinet, cymbalom and double bass by musicians also known from *Godspeed You! Black Emperor*, *Thee Silver Mt. Zion* and *Sackville*. After 'Ver Tanzt?' (2004) and 'Nisht Azoy' (2006) on #Constellation Records#, a long hiatus ended with the reunion album 'Everything Returns' (2022).
Genres
Black Ox Orkestar Discography
- ?װער טאַנצט [Ver Tanzt?] (2004) - Album - rated 3.45/5
- נישט אזױ [Nisht Azoy] (2006) - Album - rated 3.46/5
- Everything Returns (2022) - Album - rated 3.91/5
Members
- Scott Levine Gilmore - vocals, cymbalom, guitar, mandolin, piano (2000–present)
- Gabriel Levine - clarinet, bass clarinet, guitar (2000–present)
- Jessica Moss - violin, vocals (2000–present)
- Thierry Amar - double bass (2000–2006, 2020–2024)