Re: Music and Labels

[Ari Davidow <ari...>]

>I was discussing the controversies about what is considered "Jewish Music"
>with a friend and he noted:
>People make the music first, then it gets labeled. What he was saying, to
>me as a musician, was don't worry about labels, just make the music. But I
>think we can also confer this axiom to the listener, don't futz with
>labels, just enjoy the music and allow it to move you.

Well as I wrote on Ashkenaz (and elsewhere). The label "Jewish
Music" is so broad as to have nthing much to do with anything.
Imho.

ari