Founded by woodwind virtuosos Nina Stern and Daphna Mor, East of the River is the leading ensemble exploring music of the Balkans, Armenia, and the Middle East. Mor and Stern literally breathe life into ancient forms, braiding together the rich musical traditions of the Sephardic diaspora through North Africa and the Ottoman Empire, inflecting the music with infectious Eastern rhythms, and uniquely steeping their performance in the art of improvisation.