Re: Sources for Jewish Music

[Joel Bresler <jbresler...>]

Chevra,

I think the following rank among the more important sources of Jewish music
in the U.S. I have not covered (and would welcome more information on)
local stores that do not do much mail order business, online merchants
(they're everywhere) or mail order firms that sell Jewish music as part of
a larger line of World Music (House of Musical Traditions being a prominent
example.) With those caveats in place, and with apologies for anything not
up to date:

Hataklit
457 North Fairfax Avenue
Los Angeles, CA  90036
UNITED STATES
depot (at) earthlink(dot)net
www.shalom3000.com/index.html
+(1) 800-428-2554 +(US only)
+(1) 213-655-1455

Hatikvah Music International
Simon Rutberg
436 N. Fairfax Avenue
Los Angeles, CA  90036
UNITED STATES
klezcorner (at) aol(dot)com
+(1) 213-655-7083
+(1) 213-938-0577

Jewish Book Center
The Workmen's Cirle
45 East 33rd St.
NY, NY 10016
UNITED STATES
+(1) 212-889-6800, x285 or +(1) 800-922-2558, x285 +(US only)
+(1) 212-532-7518

Kol-Ami
18 W. 27th St., 10th Floor
New York, NY 10001
UNITED STATES
sisu (at) sisuent(dot)com
www.sisuent.com
+(1) 212-779-7944 or +(1) 800-393-4264 +(US only)
+(1) 212-779-7115

Mostly Music
4805-13th Ave
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11219
UNITED STATES
+(1) 800-566-7859 +(US only)
+(1) 718-438-7322

Sounds Write Productions, Inc.
Randee Friedman, President
6685 Norman Lane
San Diego, CA 92120
UNITED STATES
+(1) 619-697-6120
+(1) 619-697-6124 or +(1) 800-976-8639 +(US only)

Tara Publications
P.O. Box 707
Owings Mills, MD 21117
UNITED STATES
info (at) jewishmusic(dot)com
www.jewishmusic.com
+(1) 410-654-0880 or 800-827-2400 +(US only)
+(1) 410-654-0881 or +(1) 800-827-2403 +(US only)

B'shalom,

Joel

At 02:27 PM 12/16/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear Bob:
>The philosophy of my site is to provide information for those interested in
>Jewish music and serve as a central clearinghouse for people having various
>needs, such as looking for places to study, starting research in Jewish
>music or finding scores or recordings. Recently I have added a list of
>libraries with Jewish music collections of various sorts. 
>
>I'd be happy to list additional places to find recordings, scores,
>publishers, online music or performance groups on my section of "Getting to
>the music" if folks want to send me the appropriate information.(I'm not
>claiming this list is "definitive", but I do hope it is helpful!) Members
>of the list may email me off list if they have new information or if they
>spot an error. Please keep in mind this is on a university server and I'm
>intending to provide accurate and uptodate information. My list is not
>intended as an advertiser on the web and I do make a disclaimer that I do
>not endorse any company or product. There are lots of places elsewhere to
>advertise on the web if that is needed.
>
>Hatikvah music IS listed on my site, but Simon only has an email address so
>far. I've created a link there and anyone can email Simon directly from my
>site. If other shops want to do the same, they should email me off list and
>I will consider them on a case by case basis.
>
>Bob, if you have put together a list and want me to look at it for
>inclusion, please send it along by all means! (Please be sure to include
>addresses as well as phone numbers and email contact names.)
>Judy.
>
>
>At 12:20 PM 12/16/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>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?
>>
>>Bob
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Ari Davidow <ari (at) ivritype(dot)com>
>>To: World music from a Jewish slant. <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>>Date: Wednesday, December 16, 1998 11:33 AM
>>Subject: Re: Holiday Music
>>
>>
>>>>Is there any list of sources of Jewish music (recordings and music, in
>>open
>>>>shops and by mail/internet order) on the internet or in print?  If not, is
>>>>there any interest in us creating such a list informally (as we did for
>>>>Jewish music libraries) by mailing in recommendations with name, address,
>>>>phone/fax/e-mail, hours(?), description?
>>>
>>>I list those of which I am aware on the klezmer shack vendors page:
>>>   http://www.well.com/user/ari/klez/contacts/klezvendors.html
>>>
>>>Judy Pinnolis Fertig has what appaars to be the definitive list at
>>>   http://www.library.brandeis.edu/fertig/jmwc/jmwc_webres.html#gettmus
>>>
>>>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
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


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