Epstein Brothers win NEA National Heritage Fellowship

[Ari Davidow <ari...>]

Julie Epstein alerted me to this (once from =each= of his e-mail accounts!)

It was announced on July 6th that the Epstein Brother are among 15 master
artists chosen by the NEA for National Heritage Fellowships. I believe
that this is the first time that the NEA has honored klezmorim, or, for
that matter, Jewish artists. Their choice of the Epstein Brothers is
great, and I am especially excited along with Julie and Willie and Max.

The bio, as printed on the NEA website reads:

EPSTEIN (EP-Steen) BROTHERS: MAX, WILLIAM "WILLIE" & JULIUS "JULIE" -- Jewish 
Klezmer musicians of Tamarac, Florida -- were acclaimed in the 1950 and 60s as 
"the kings of klezmer," and are now the grandfathers leading a tremendous 
renaissance of Klezmer, a rollicking yet soulful instrumental music at the 
heart 
of many Jewish celebrations.

You can catch the entire article (including info about the other honorees)
at:
   http://arts.endow.gov/Community/News/98Heritage.html

Mazel Tov, again, to Max, Willie, and Julie,

ari

Ari Davidow
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