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Alef is full of thrilling, varied music and just may remind some people who are put off by John Zorn's constant stream of conceptual projects how good a musician he is in a straight-ahead jazz context.
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Zorn a Day 028 - music to read the torah to
So, a quick explanation about Masada before we begin. Masada is comprised of three songbooks, of which every album pulls from for their performances. If you want a full overview of the songs, Rice has a great list compiling both the full three songbooks plus every album that performs songs from the songbooks.
If you want an introduction to Klezmer, this is a great entry point. Since I’d practically be repeating myself every entry due to their ... read more
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