Re: Mark Kligman's article in American Jewish Year Book 2001

[Judy Pinnolis <pinnolis...>]

Lorin:
I intend to keep a copy of this note in my file with the article. These type
of corrections are really important. It's extremely hard for these type of
details to come to light, so I appreciate your corrections. If others have
personal knowledge of differing viewpoints, corrections, additions, they
should also please write to me.

Judy

Lorin Sklamberg wrote:
> 
> Hi all!
> 
> Kudos to Judith Pinnolis for calling my attention to Mark Kligman's article,
> "Contemporary Jewish Music in America" in the American Jewish Year Book,
> 2001. I enjoyed reading and learning from it (as usual with Mark's work) and
> recommend it to everyone on the List.
> 
> For those of you who do read it (and even for those who don't), here is
> (are) one (well, two) personal correction(s):
> 
> The Klezmatics is a collective band, and always has been. Though you (and I)
> have probably seen it in print any number of times (here, the Rough Guide to
> World Music, etc.) the truth is: Frank London is not the leader of the
> Klezmatics. He writes, he arranges, he blows, he smokes pot (all
> brilliantly, if I may say so), but our leader? No.
> 
> On a slightly different (well, not that different) note, it is not Frank
> London's 1998 release, Niggunim, but Frank London, Lorin Sklamberg *and* Uri
> Caine's 1998 release, Nigunim. But that's just my ego talking.
> 
> Thanks for allowing me to vent, er, give you the straight (!) facts.
> 
> Mr. Lorin Sklamberg, Sound Archivist
> YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
> 
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> 
> > ----------
> > From:         Judith S Pinnolis
> > Reply To:     jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
> > Sent:         Tuesday, January 15, 2002 11:51 AM
> > To:   World music from a Jewish slant
> > Subject:      Mark Kligman's article in American Jewish Year Book 2001
> >
> > We just received our library's copy of the American Jewish Year Book 2001
> > and
> > Professor Mark Kligman from Hebrew Union College has a major article
> > published
> > called "Contemporary Jewish Music in America". It has a section klezmer
> > and
> > other forms and genres of Jewish music.
> >
> > Judy
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 

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