“IL VIAGGIO dei ‘Payazen! Steim’ nasce dall’incontro a Milano fra il cipriota Andys Scordis, il tedesco Stephan Raidl, il britannico Dolan Jones e lo statunitense Jason Alder. In giro per l’Europa, partendo da Amsterdam, per raccontare con la musica klezmer il senso di esilio del popolo ebraico. Un crescendo dirompente di violino, clarinetto, contrabbasso e percussioni che non ha lasciato indifferente cittadini estensi e turisti.”

“Amsterdam-based klezmer ensemble Payazen closed the show with a high-energy performance of Jewish folk-rock. Combined with friends, some awesome homemade chocolate cake and several glasses of kosher palinka (slivovitz), the klezmer music saved the day. I was not depressed when I saw Payazen Saturday night, but their music still lifted my spirits to a higher level.”

“I’ve no idea who the real finest buskers in the world are, but, if you want my opinon, Payazén have got to be up there with the best. The sound of their Jewish-Gypsy acoustic folk came snaking down the street long before we saw them. The longer we watched, the better the music got. By this time quite a crowd had gathered, and the band upped the tempo and the energy to give everyone who had bothered to stop the show they deserved to hear. The CD was a professional recording, expertly made and expertly mastered. A true delight to take away, and more than worth the £5 it cost me. These aren’t just some guys who happened to have some instruments with them when in York. They’ve played Glastonbury, and are on a UK tour. York was just — it would seem — an impromptu stopping point. But a treat for all who saw it just the same. Anyway, if this has whetted your appetite, listen to their tracks on myspace. See if you agree. Are these the finest buskers in the world?”