Re: Sources for Jewish Music

[Ari Davidow <ari...>]

>Ari:
>
>Thanks for those links.  They're great, especially for web resources.
>I hope that both you and Judy would welcome additions to your lists from
>list members.
>
>But I'm also interested in suggestions for real (in addition to virtual)
>Judaica or general record stores that have significant Jewish music
>selections, new or used, CD or LP, or sheet music or music books.  For
>example, I don't think that we'd find Simon's Hatikvah on Judy's list or
>Mostly Music, Westside Judaica, or Eichler's on either list.
>
>When I went to Chicago I asked members of the list for suggestions and the
>response was really helpful.  Is there any single place I could have looked
>to get that information (i.e., name, address, phone/fax/e-mail, hours,
>description) other than the Yellow Pages?  Would other list members like to
>have such lists available (for example, for travel)?  If not, the point is
>moot.  But, if so, would Ari or Judy (or someone else with more computer and
>librarian skills than I) be interested in having such information sent to
>them?  Or should we continue to just ask each other on a need to know basis?

It is, unfortunately true that online sites tend to list only
those resources available online. In the case of my site, to 
get listed, a store has to send me e-mail--that way I can ensure
that the store exists, and there is a way to reach them, and 
that they want to be listed. (Some bands, agencies, etc., don't
want to be listed, or don't check e-mail, making listing such
an address a disservice to everyone involved. YIVO, in another 
instance, actively discourages e-mail contact--they feel 
overwhelmed by the queries they get by other means.)

While I can't imagine stores wanting anything =but= publicity,
my site is managed in my spare time and I list only what people
tell me about. (This =does= include Simon's Hatikva records, by
the way, as well as Tara, House of Musical Traditions, a bisl
yiddish, Mark David's Yiddish Voice store, and many individual
sheet music authors/vendors, etc.)

It would be great if someone did an online directory of Jewish
bookstores/music stores, etc., though. Nice idea.

Oh, and obviously, I think all of us (I think I speak for Judy
on this issue, as well) welcome posting all relevant info we
can get--the only filter is in getting the info in the first place.
(I even tend to e-mail people who post here to see if they want
to be listed.)

ari

Ari Davidow
The klezmer shack: http://www.well.com/user/ari/klez/
owner: jewish-music mailing list
e-mail: ari (at) ivritype(dot)com