Re: Michl-Josef Guzikow

[Ari Davidow <ari...>]

>While in grad school twenty years ago, I bumped
>across an historical figure. I was doing research
>on my instrument, and happened to find a man named
>Michal-Josef Guzikow (1806-1837).

Fascinating story. Guzikow seems to be the earliest "klezmer". Henry Sapoznik 
opens his book with a chapter about Guzikov, based on the work by Josh Horowitz 
a few years ago. It will definitely be good to see more work done on his life.

ari


Ari Davidow
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