Wednesday, February 20, 2013
JI Mishpacha Magazine: FOLK HERO – The Story of Moshe Yess
In this weeks Mishpacha Magazine there is an amazing interview about world renown composer/musician Moshe Yess. You can read part of the interview below.
by Barbara Bensoussan
When big, burly Moshe Yess — a $2,500-a-night virtuoso jazz, bluegrass, and classical guitarist — showed up in yeshivah wanting to learn how to daven but not knowing alef-beis, it was
the beginning of something new in Jewish music. Even after three turbulent decades in the industry and years of personal suffering, he left a legendary legacy encapsulated in the lyrical question
that has changed so many lives: “Who will be the Zaidy, if not me?”
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