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For the 'Jazz Rabbi' of Connecticut, music and Judaism are both about tradition and improvisation

JL;DR SUMMARY Greg Wall, known as The Jazz Rabbi, seamlessly blends his deep commitment to Judaism with his passion for jazz, illustrating how both fields are rooted in tradition and improvisation. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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TraditionJewish ArtsImprovisationGreg WallJazz RabbiBeit Chaverim SynagogueWestportVfw HallJazz At The PostJazz Society Of Fairfield County

Places mentioned

Westport, Connecticut, United States
"Though he has retired from his job at the Beit Chaverim Synagogue in Westport, Conn."
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
"That gig came about after Walls impromptu performance at a fundraiser for the Bridgeport community radio station WPKN-FM."
Manhattan, New York, United States
"His group Later Prophets was touring regularly during his time at the Sixth Street shul, Wall created the Center for Jewish Arts and Literacy, which brought klezmer, jazz and big-band music to the synagogues basement social hall."
Greenwich Village, New York, United States
"It had served as one of the house pianos at the Village Gate, the iconic Greenwich Village nightclub that closed in 1988."

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