Oktopus is a major presence on the Canadian world music scene, with over 250 performances to its credit at home and abroad. The group is primarily devoted to klezmer—the musical heritage of Eastern European Jews—distinguished by a novel approach that incorporates various components of classical, Quebecois, and jazz repertoires.

The group’s eight virtuoso musicians offer festive, high-energy performances, at once melancholic and profound, sprinkled with humour and spiced with narrative, in which original compositions and finely crafted arrangements combine with improvisation.

YOUTUBE LINKS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzpfWocna0k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTu-svBLiqg
ARTIST WEBSITE: https://www.oktopus.ca/about

More info at http://www.caravanbc.com