Jews & Jazz: From Before the Beginning
When one thinks of “Jews and jazz," names such as Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Stan Getz and others come to mind, American-born all. But what of the earlier generation of European-born Jewish musicians — klezmorim — who, upon arrival, were obliged to learn two new languages: English and jazz? How did they navigate through a new challenging soundscape to become viable parts of their new land?
By examining the early “jazz” offerings of klezmer pioneers like Lt. Joseph Frankel, Harry Kandel, and Sammy Musiker among others, we witness how that first generation took to jazz as both a social and musical gateway to speed up their – and their audience’s — acculturation from old world to new.
Led by Henry Sapoznik, American author, record and radio producer and performer of traditional Yiddish and American music
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