Re: tribute to Dave Tarras by Dave Douglas

[itzik <itzik...>]

ALSO NOTE THE ABSENCE OF THE WORD 'JEWISH'. OFTEN IN THE KLEZMER-
REVIVAL, 'YIDDISH' REPLACES JEWISH AND I THINK THAT SOME IN THE 
AUDIENCE HEAR THE MUSIC AND GO HOME NOT REALIZING THAT IT IS JEWISH 
MUSIC.- ITZIK GOTTESMAN

Interestingly, in the liner notes, Douglas writes of the piece, "It is
dedicated to Yiddish-American clarinetist/composer Dave Tarras, who, 
on
moving to America in 1921, pioneered an entirely new genre of music."

Note the absence of the word "klezmer."

Douglas is generally regarded as the leading innovator on his 
instrument,
and perennially tops reader and critics polls in the mainstream jazz 
press.

Seth Rogovoy
author of "The Essential Klezmer: A Music Lover's Guide to Jewish 
Roots and
Soul"
http://www.algonquin.com/catalog/pagemaker.cgi?1-56512-244-5
"invaluable" -- New York Times

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