Jeffrey Klepper (1954- ) is one of the leading cantors of the American Jewish community. As composer of widely-known melodies for Shalom Rav (TMP 991281) and Oseh Shalom (TMP 991626), he has been expanding the boundaries of contemporary Jewish music for over three decades. Born in New York City, Cantor Klepper grew up as a North American Federation of Temple Youth songleader. In 1974, he formed the musical group Kol B'seder with Rabbi Daniel Freelander, which has released six recordings. In 1980, he was invested as Cantor by the School of Sacred Music at Hebrew Union College in New York. Since then, he has served congregations in Haifa, Israel and Evanston, Illinois. While in Evanston, Cantor Klepper earned a Masters in Music from Northeastern Illinois University. He has released two solo recordings, Yom Chadash (1988, cd 1999) (TMP 950086), In This Place (1997) (TMP 950087) and Jeff Klepper In Concert: Jewish Music for the Masses (2002) (TMP 950104). Now residing in Boston with his family, he continues to perform his music throughout the country. |
