Margot Leverett was a founding member of the Klezmatics in 1985 before moving on to start her own band "Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys", an all-star band combining the best of Klezmer and Bluegrass.  They toured widely and their  music was choreographed by the Paul Taylor Dance Company. Margot has been featured as a guest soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, has toured Japan twice with The New York Ragtime Orchestra, and has been featured in several Off-Boadway productions. She was a staff instructor at KlezKamp for over 10 years and has also taught at KlezKanada, Klezkamp West, Klezmerquerque, and at colleges, music festivals, and Jewish organizations across the country and Europe. Margot lives in Kingston, NY.