Re: Gregory Schechter

[Ari Davidow <ari...>]

>In what category of Klezmer does the Klezmer Festival Band come?

I don't know--did we ever (and could we, and would there be a
point) decide on labels?

I only heard one album a couple of times, and to me it was
traditional in the sense that it was the type of klezmer
that was popular fifty years ago. But at the time I didn't
hear anything that made it stand out in any particular way.
The sort of band that is great for simkhas (celebrations),
but where having the recording isn't necessary other than
as a souvenir of having seen them in person. Not bad, just
not particularly notable (based on limited hearing of one
recording--please don't hear this particular opinion as
anything approaching "definitive" or even "well-informed").

ari


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