Dave Tarras (c. 1895 – February 13, 1989) was a Russian-born American klezmer clarinetist and bandleader, and was one of the most celebrated klezmer musicians of the twentieth century. He is known for his long career and skilled playing.Tarras was born Dovid Tarraschuk (or Tarrasiuk) in Ternivka, a village which was then in Podolian Governorate, Russian Empire and which is now in Teplytskyi Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. His exact birthday is disputed; it is often given as March 15, 1895, but other credible accounts give it as 1898. He came from a klezmer family; his father Rakhmil Tarasyuk was a klezmer trombonist and Badkhn in Ternivka and Dave's five brothers became professional musicians as well

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