This morning I was futzing around on Amazon and iTunes, and got to thinking about contemporary Jewish music. I grew up on Debbie Friedman’s music, and (unfortunately) there aren’t going to be new albums. So I started looking at some of my other collections (the five Ruach albums, a Sounds Write sampler, and an Artists Booking International sampler) to see if I might identify some new artists to explore. Some of the artists I found are more familiar to me than others. So, I figured I’d post a little poll, even though I’m sure most folks aren’t familiar with all these artists…
ETA: Facebook friends, please remember: You can vote in this poll. You just need to comment first, logging in with your Facebook ID to Livejournal, which creates you a quasi-LJ account. You could also create your own LJ account (free) by visiting the account creation page.
ETAA: If you want to investigate any of these artists, SoundWrite/Transcontinental Music is a good place to start. Just search on the artist’s name. Here are some direct links: Visions, Dan Nichols and E18ghteen, Julie Silver, Beth Schafer, Jeff Klepper, Sababa, Josh Nelson Project, Rick Recht, Doug Cotler, Peri Smilow.
ETA3: Yes, I’m familiar with Craig Taubman (and Cindy Paley as well), and I even have some of their albums. However, I find their music aimed a little too much at the family audience. Of course, feel free to suggest specific albums to prove me wrong.
