Khajeem
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Khajeem began playing the clarinet at age 10. At age 17
he began playing in the West Hills Symphonic Band. That same year
he began his first encounter with Balkan music, playing for the Slavjane Folk Ensemble.
Over the years he has played with many groups including The North Pittsburgh Civic
Symphony, The Good Company Players (A recorder ensemble), All
Strings Considered (A mostly Irish band), Amarillis (An
English Country/Contra Dance band (As an occasional guest)), Nokh A Mol
(Klezmer). He Currently plays with The Balkan Babes (Women’s Balkan
singing ensemble) and The
Pittsburgh Savoyards (Gilbert and Sullivan operettas).
Khajeem plays the clarinet, sax, kaval (Bulgarian flute), and mey or
duduk (Turkish or Armenian small instrument with a large double reed,
and hopes to add the ney (Turkish flute), and zurna (loud instrument
with a small double reed).
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