Re: Klezmer/Jazz

[Mack the Knife <jc_wasserman...>]

>I'm the klezmer nut, although, it sounds as though you are
>less interested in klezmer in general, than in klezmer-derived
>avant garde-ish stuff--which is not a complaint, just a notice
>that klezmer is broader than what you are mentioning (some of
>which could more kindly be called "post-klezmer" ;-)).
That is true. Though I do enjoy some more traditional stuff (I had a blast
at a Klezmer Conservatory Band show this summer), I think my jazz
background keeps drawing me to the more Americanized side of Jewish music.
That also might have something to do with my almost complete lack of
Yiddish comprehension, which takes away some of the fun of klezmer.

>
>Given the good company you keep, I am surprised that you haven't
>also mentioned Naftule's Dream, a band that is among my personal
>favorites. You can find their most recent release at
>   http://www.well.com/user/ari/klez/
Cool...thanks for the advice. I'll be sure to check them out.


--Jeff

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Jeff Wasserman                           Franklin & Marshall College '99

"The experience of playing improvised music in front of an audience is very
special. We find ourselves able to do things live that we could never do in
any other setting. The audience is the catalyst that creates energy and
often causes magic to happen...Human beings' reaction time is so fast -- no
machine or computer can do what a musician does, listening intently and
reacting to what is heard instantly. And that's what live music is about --
one moment in time, shared by the artists on stage and the people in the
room..."
                                                --Bela Fleck
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