Abstract:

This article examines the careers as well as the personal and musical styles of six violinists across a spectrum of World Music during the second half of the twentieth century. The article argues that producers, promoters and managers should find ways to support virtuoso live performers in presenting their personal relationship to tradition and its transformation and fusion. This includes identifying the roles in which each individual musician feels most at ease and creative on the bandstage and in the recording studio, that is, whether he or she performs best as a leader, collaborator or sideman.

Author: Jonathan Feig