Comments on: The Jewish Influence in Blues and Jazz http://thebluesblogger.com/87/the-jewish-influence-in-blues-and-jazz Reflective Blues & Jazz Revue ... Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:10:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: YellowDog http://thebluesblogger.com/87/the-jewish-influence-in-blues-and-jazz/comment-page-1#comment-12804 YellowDog Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:59:51 +0000 http://thebluesblogger.com/87/the-jewish-influence-in-blues-and-jazz#comment-12804 Back to the early jazz singers - I'm a huge fan of Cab Calloway and it absolutely sounds to me as if he was influenced by Cantor singing and klezmer sounds. The "melting pot" of cultural influences is the very definition of American music as far as I am concerned. Back to the early jazz singers – I’m a huge fan of Cab Calloway and it absolutely sounds to me as if he was influenced by Cantor singing and klezmer sounds. The “melting pot” of cultural influences is the very definition of American music as far as I am concerned.

]]> By: LevyNagy http://thebluesblogger.com/87/the-jewish-influence-in-blues-and-jazz/comment-page-1#comment-9999 LevyNagy Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:55:14 +0000 http://thebluesblogger.com/87/the-jewish-influence-in-blues-and-jazz#comment-9999 Don't forget about Ronnie Earl, the guitarist with the deepest feeling in the Blues area! He is also (Hungarian) jewish. Don’t forget about Ronnie Earl, the guitarist with the deepest feeling in the Blues area! He is also (Hungarian) jewish.

]]> By: Marko http://thebluesblogger.com/87/the-jewish-influence-in-blues-and-jazz/comment-page-1#comment-9420 Marko Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:24:10 +0000 http://thebluesblogger.com/87/the-jewish-influence-in-blues-and-jazz#comment-9420 Hi TBB, this post reminded me of the Coen brothers' movie that's in theaters right now, "A Serious Man". It's basically about Jewish culture in suburban America of 60s. I have mixed feelings about it (Coen brothers sometimes annoy me :D ) but your reference to Cantor sounding like Bruce could be a line from the movie. Take care! Hi TBB, this post reminded me of the Coen brothers’ movie that’s in theaters right now, “A Serious Man”. It’s basically about Jewish culture in suburban America of 60s. I have mixed feelings about it (Coen brothers sometimes annoy me :D ) but your reference to Cantor sounding like Bruce could be a line from the movie. Take care!

]]> By: Susie V Kaufman http://thebluesblogger.com/87/the-jewish-influence-in-blues-and-jazz/comment-page-1#comment-9205 Susie V Kaufman Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:31:07 +0000 http://thebluesblogger.com/87/the-jewish-influence-in-blues-and-jazz#comment-9205 Man oh man oh man!!!!!! I completely totally absolutely forgot all about The Electric Flag!!! Thanks for the great kick in the memory brain! Man oh man oh man!!!!!!

I completely totally absolutely forgot all about The Electric Flag!!!

Thanks for the great kick in the memory brain!

]]> By: hollynoel001 http://thebluesblogger.com/87/the-jewish-influence-in-blues-and-jazz/comment-page-1#comment-9160 hollynoel001 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:07:41 +0000 http://thebluesblogger.com/87/the-jewish-influence-in-blues-and-jazz#comment-9160 to me music has no boundry, no color no sex and no ethnicity it just makes me feel good which to me is all that matters however knowing the history and where music originates from helps to understand why it was written and by whom you have once again educated me on one of the loves in my MUSIC and again i thank you without this blog i would not have know the history of these musicians!! to me music has no boundry, no color no sex and no ethnicity
it just makes me feel good which to me is all that matters however knowing the history and where music originates from helps to understand why it was written and by whom you have once again educated me on one of the loves in my MUSIC and again i thank you without this blog i would not have know the history of these musicians!!

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