[Dixielandjazz] To Those Who Dislike Jazz Banjo

[Misrad HaJazz]

Shalom Marek and Ginny, and fellow DJMLers,

Marek refers Shimi Gilad, who plays banjo with my Doctor Jazz Dixieland 
Band, and also with New Orleans Function. I taught Shimi to play over 10 
years ago, and he has become quite a good player. I have a few other 
tenor banjo students, Israelis ages 14 and a couple of 20-somethings. 
Don't know if they will turn out as serious and competent as Shimi, but 
they're starting anyway, and have bought their own banjos.

Note: I've been pretty quiet lately, but am still lurking on the DJML. 
Just busy with music, marriage and such.

Blessings from Israel,

Elazar

-- 
Elazar Brandt
Doctor Jazz Dixieland Band
Jerusalem, Israel
www.doctorjazz.co.il
(02) 679-2537
(050) 723-3914


Subject:
Re: [Dixielandjazz] To Those Who Dislike Jazz Banjo
From:
Gluetje1 at aol.com
Date:
9/16/2011 9:58 PM

To:
marekboym at gmail.com
CC:
dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com


Hi Marek,
Thanks for the cheers.  But there is no basis for cheering up as long  as
we can name two young players per nation.  Rather it just bears witness  to
my plea.

OK, folks, breath a sigh of relief.  Getting back down off the  podium.

Ginny


In a message dated 9/16/2011 1:46:43 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
marekboym at gmail.com  writes:


>   Those on the list who wish jazz banjo would just disappear can  probably
> reincarnate quickly without fear of being exposed to any jazz  banjo in their next life.
> Bottom  line: as jazz banjo is being lost, it is not being  replaced.
>
I don't know, Ginny.  New Orleans Function and  Elazar's Dr. Jazz
feature a very good, swinging and entusiastic young banjo  player.  He
probably can play the guitar - I have never asked, but  shall do so
when I next see him.  The banjo player of Isradixie is  older, but he
led a rock group, and switched from the electric guitar to  banjo.  He
swings like hell on both the banjo and the guitar.   He, too, came up
after the peak of traditional jazz.

An I do not  believe that banjo is taught in schools (hardly any
musical education  there).


Cheers (and cheer  up)

-- 
Elazar Brandt
Doctor Jazz Dixieland Band
Jerusalem, Israel
(02) 679-2537
(050) 723-3914