Fwd: acc

[Ari Davidow <ari...>]

This message is forwarded for Josh Horowitz, of KlezKamp, 
Budowitz, Horowitz-Rubin, and other wonderful musical ventures
and adventures.

The message appears to conflate "Jewish" or "yiddish" music with 
"klezmer"; you may wish to specify what type of music you play if 
not klezmer :-).

>Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 10:19:26 +0100
>From: Joshua Horowitz <horowitz (at) styria(dot)com>

>Hi accordionists,
>
>I've just been asked to write the chapter on Yiddish Accordion of
>Christoph Wagner's next book on the accordion, which is to be published
>by Schott Publishers this year. The same chapter has been preliminarily
>accepted for publication in the first issue of the magazine Free Reed,
>published by the City Univ. of New York.
>
>I need your help: I'm trying to gather information for the article,
>which although dealing with themes pertaining to early Yiddish
>performers and my own personal thoughts about the accordion in Jewish
>music, will also include themes pertaining to contemporary performers,
>their instruments and approach. If you are involved as an accordionist
>in Yiddish music, I would need any or all of the following:
>
>1) The type of accordion you use (be as precise and informative as
>possible) and the name of the klezmer group(s) you play in and where
>they are based 
>
>2) Information about you and your relationship to the accordion, how you
>use it in Jewish music. Personal thoughts about your approach. What
>makes you unique.
>
>3) What brought you to play accordion (were you previously a pianist,
>etc) and how did you come to decide to use it for Yiddish music.
>
>4) Do you specialize or dabble in other styles besides Yiddish music
>
>5) Did you learn accordion from a teacher or are you self taught
>
>6) Do you have any pictures, anecdotes, road stories or things of
>interest which would relate to the accordion in the context of Yiddish
>music
>
>7) How is your instrument percieved by colleagues, by your fans, etc.
>
>8) Basically anything at all that you would like to see in an article on
>Yiddish accordion
>
>You can answer as many of these questions as you want. What I am really
>interested in is something unusual, interesting or personal, which can
>liven up the chapter and give it profile.
>
>Since the payment I am being offered hardly even covers my postal and
>work expenses (this is really a labor of love in the truest sense) I
>can't offer anything material. I can only assure that any information I
>use will be credited precisely to the person who gave it to me in the
>text, either as a footnote or in the body of the text. The length of the
>chapter will be about 20 pages, so I can't guarantee that I can use what
>I receive. I know that sounds vague and irresponsible, but it would be
>misleading if I didn't mention it. I can only say that I'll try to use
>as much as I can.
>
>I have to turn the article in at the beginning of July. Needless to say,
>I would need any information you have as soon as humanly possible. The
>article will be written in English, but will be translated into German
>for the German book, so there is hardly any time left.   So even if you
>only have a few minutes to jot something down for me, your thoughts and
>ideas would really be great.
>
>Hope to hear from you soon
>
>Josh Horowitz
>
>PS. Send any hard copy materials to:
>
>Joshua Horowitz
>Haydngasse 1
>A-8010 Graz, Österreich
>Tel/fax (011-43-316) 82-45-98
>
>or email to:  horowitz (at) styria(dot)com
>

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