Reply To: What Makes Jewish Music Jewish?

Do you object to Golfer’s answer, music created by and for non-Jews?

But how would one recognize it as such? I remember playing a piece (I wish I could remember the name of it) that one member of the band described as “Star Wars Meets Klezmer.” Many of us agreed that it was an accurate description. I believe that means it sounded “Jewish.” It was written by Michael Reilly (he’s not Jewish). I don’t believe he had any intention of marketing it to any particular ethnic group. Is that Jewish music?

Is Ilya Levinson’s “Klezmer Rhapsody” Jewish music? I never asked him who his intended audience was, but I believe he wrote it for the soloist with the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band.