Gershwin, Coltrane, and Hanukkah
Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
In time for Hanukkah, clarinetist, composer, and bandleader Andy Statman visits
the studio for a live performance of spirited holiday song. Statman also talks
about the jazz-inspired origins of klezmer, the American musical style of Jewish
immigrants from Eastern Europe in the mid-20th century. Carol Oja, author of
Making Modern Music, discusses
George Gershwin’s involvement with New York’s Depression-era music
scene and his jazz-inflected classical works, including the seminal Rhapsody
in Blue. Plus, an exploration of composer and saxophonist John Coltrane’s
influential compositions.
Composer, clarinetist and bandleader Andy Statman has been at the forefront of the new klezmer movement, blending improvisational jazz with the mystical qualities of spirituality.
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Composer, clarinetist and bandleader Andy Statman has been at the forefront of the new klezmer movement, blending improvisational jazz with the mystical qualities of spirituality.
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Carol Oja is currently a professor at the College of William and Mary, specializing
in composers in early 20th-century America. She is also the president-elect
of the Society for American Music.
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