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Re: What Is Jewish Music? (revisited!)
- From: GAronoff <GAronoff...>
- Subject: Re: What Is Jewish Music? (revisited!)
- Date: Sun 26 Dec 1999 23.22 (GMT)
Robert -
Interesting point regarding the incorporation of Jewish music into non-Jewish
or vice versa. Clearly Shlomo et al were primarily Jewish musicians who
borrowed from their non-Jewish musical environment. But what do you make of
musicians who mostly make music that is Jewish only in the ethnicity of the
artist, but then make a single clearly Jewish recording. Steven Bernstein's
album "Diaspora Soul" is a gulf coast jazz setting of traditional Jewish
tunes. I doubt if Steven would consider himself a "Jewish Musician" (note
the quotation marks) after just one disc. But to my ear this is a valuable
contribution to Jewish music that incorporates jazz into the Jewish musical
tradition.
I think that Skip's point about intention is important in understanding
"Diaspora Soul" since, even from the minimal information provided with Tzadik
releases, Steven is trying to make his form of Jewish music. While I don't
think we can compare experimenters and dabblers to someone like Shlomo - who
is a central figure in Jewish music - on the periphery they make an important
contribution to Jewish music. In another genre, while Kinky Friedman is no
Naftule Brandwein, his intention to create a Jewish form of country music is,
in my opinion, a valuable contribution to the ever expanding spectrum of
Jewish music.
Gideon
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