Re: Fw: Klezmer article in this week's Forward

[Jordan Hirsch <trombaedu...>]

I used to play with Howie Lees frequently. He used to make his own reeds
exclusively, and while other reed players would complain on the bandstand,
Howie would look on and impishly point out that he was up to about six months
on this particular reed.

Jordan Hirsch

david lowther wrote:

> Yes, aren't the reeds dreadful?  Not the quality they were 30 years ago,
> which dates me.  If you haven't read it already, Dave Pino has written a
> great book with an excellent chapter on reeds and how to make your own,
> titled:  "The Clarinet and Clarinet Playing".  You can age the cane when you
> make your own and they aren't as warped at ready-made.
> Mary
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "khupe" <khupe (at) khupe(dot)de>
> To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 10:58 AM
> Subject: Re: Klezmer article in this week's Forward
>
> > > In fact, I thought at the time I first heard Alicia Svigals' 'Fiddlin''
> CD
> > > that she was aiming for something like HIP klezmer, likewise Budowitz
> and
> > > other "traditionalist" bands.
> >
> > 'Something like' is pretty good. Speaking for Budowitz, our performance is
> > historically informed in the sense that we love old stuff and studied some
> > of it. Getting your ears into an older performance style can truly open
> > doors, and by doing so we added many elements to our playing that I simply
> > regard Jewish, or klezmer, not HIP. (Hip, though). Going 'back' feels as
> > exploring and expanding the music -- it's not self-purpose, but exciting,
> > modern work.
> > So we're not exactly 'traditionalist', we don't have any magical knowledge
> > of the pre-record period, we don't do the gut string thing, and my
> > mouthpieces are modern and play well. (It's the reeds).
> >
> > Christian Dawid
> >
> >
> >
>

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