Notable Canadian Jewish Performers. - A Remarkable Music History Trilogy
To quote Taylor Swift: “I felt like my favorite writers have almost musical hooks in their work, whether it's poetry or a hook at the end of a chapter that makes you want to read the next one. And I think that my favorite writers definitely have something musical about what they do, in saying something so relatable and universal and so simple.”
David Eisenstadt is an accomplished writer and commentator. He has authored three exceptional books about 108 talented Canadian Jewish musicians/performers of all genres, alive or long passed.
Eisenstadt writes about artists from a historical, not music critique perspective. An important consideration was that the musicians he selected were, in his view, “somewhat out of the public eye” and as he describes perhaps, “faded from the limelight.”
Not all of the performers he acknowledges will be recognised by the reader as being Canadian and Jewish. This in itself makes for a fascinating read! The operatic singer Maureen Forrester, Nick St. Nicholas (Steppenwolf), Corey Hart (Pop/Rock Singer, Songwriter), Percy Faith (Composer, Conductor), Corky Laing (Co-Founder of Mountain), Jeanne Lamon (Leader of Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra), Colin Linden (Founder, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings), are some of the artists Eisenstadt writes about.
The three books are a captivating read, especially for this holiday season! Lively and entertaining come to mind. From Composers, Conductors, Cantors, and Instrumentalists, to Singers, Songwriters, Producers, and Vocalists, Eisenstadt shares with us his wealth of knowledge in this field.
The books are primarily available on amazon.ca and amazon.com.
Lawrence Durrell, the British novelist and poet said: “Music is only love looking for words.” Indeed, Eisenstadt helps you on your journey.
Eisenstadt can be contacted at deisenstadt@tcgpr.com or on his website, undertheradarbook.com♦
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Note: Full disclosure. I declare that I have a financial interest in the publication and sales of David Eisenstadt’s volume one Under the Radar – 30 Notable Canadian Jewish Musicians. ISBN 9780992014070.