There’s a branch of musical discourse, typified by the neo-classical puritanism of Wynton Marsalis, that likes to distinguish between “real” jazz and “fake” jazz. The “real” or “genuine” or “authentic ...
It’s not Fiddler on the Roof. Although born of Jewish roots, klezmer is a unique style of music that is making a comeback. The sound is often fast, usually played in a hauntingly minor key without ...
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