Strom 's first band began in 1981 .
He has been composing his own New Jewish music , which combines klezmer with Hasidic nigunim , Rom , jazz , classical , Balkan and Sephardic motifs .
Since Strom 's first band began in 1981 , he has been composing his own New Jewish music , which combines klezmer with Hasidic nigunim , Rom , jazz , classical , Balkan and Sephardic motifs .