[Dixielandjazz] Jewish musician(s) and Church gigs

[Elazar Brandt]

Hi Larry,

I know of many Jews who like gospel music, and will listen to it, play it or
sing it, as long they are not made to feel that they must convert to
Christianity in the process. Chances are, if people will treat your vocalist
like a person, and not like a lost sinner, she will be happy to do the gig. In
any case, I would guess that she'd prefer that you ask her than that you make
the decision one way or the other without giving her a chance to respond.

My 2 shekels' worth.

Elazar
Misrad HaJazz
Doctor Jazz Band
Jerusalem, Israel
<www.israel.net/ministry-of-jazz>
Tel: +972-2-679-2537



> -----Original Message-----
> From: LARRY'S Signs and Large Format Printing [mailto:sign.guy at charter.net]
> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 11:29 PM
> To: Zenith Sydney; dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] More Gig Tips
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>
> Having said all that my new vocalist is Jewish.  Since we have a dozen or so
> Christian tunes in the book I was planning to try and book some of the
> churches in the area that have regular musical events.  Any advise on how I
> should approach her on doing them or just forget about it?