Black Ox Orkestar

Black Ox Orkestar is a quartet that formed in Montreal, Quebec in 2000, who play modern Jewish diasporic music that draws influence from Klezmer, Romani, Arabic, Balkan, and other East European traditions alongside indie rock, experimental folk and avant-jazz. The band interprets traditional tunes and composes originals sung primarily in Yiddish. The members are Stéphane Diamantakiou, Scott Gilmore, Gabriel Levine, Jessica Moss, and Thierry Amar, having left the band in 2024; they were also active in various other notable Montréal bands in the 1990s–2000s including Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Thee Silver Mt.