Re: What is Jewish Music redux?

[George Robinson <GRComm...>]

Point taken. (By the way, Hankus, you can tell him that I love his
playing, whatever the roots might be.)

George (chagrined again) Robinson


HNetsky (at) aol(dot)com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 6/11/01 11:51:29 AM, GRComm (at) concentric(dot)net writes:
> 
> << Fred Hersh brings a
> set of experiences to his performances of Monk's music that includes his
> Jewish upbringing, whatever it may consist of (and I don't actually
> know); so I suppose that on some fundamental level, that DOES make his
> playing of Monk "Jewish music."  >>
> 
> I loved most of this posting, but I as a personal friend of Fred's (Hersch,
> by the way), I find this part a little weird.  Fred was a classical pianist
> until shortly before he entered graduate school, and I don't think Jewishness
> has much to do with the intimate knowledge of Ravel, Debussy, Chopin, et al
> that inform his arrangements and improvisations.  At some point I believe one
> should just let Afro-Euro-American culture be the rich polyglot that it is.
> Just my two cents.  -Hankus
> 

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