The Battle of a Band
Maetar explodes a world of funky stuff
Excellent musicians these guys certainly are. And one indicator of that is how well they understand the value of simplicity. Itai tells a story:
“Our grandfather used to play mandolin and banjo, and we had the whole family sitting around on Saturdays and playing together. He used to call jazz jazzim— in Hebrew, im is like a plural.” He copies the old man’s growl: “‘All this jazzim that you play — where is the melody? Where is the melody?’ And then I played him ‘Summertime,’ and he’s like, ‘Thatsa not jazz. This is good melody.’”
The Maetar men play music and teach music. Their lives are music. “I feel like I’m choosing music every day,” says Hagai, “so the connection is getting deeper and deeper.” While special moments of communication are a kick, he thinks the real thing is the process. Every note. “When you are younger, you think, ‘Okay, one day . . .’” He fades out. “But this is the one day. Now.”
Maetar play the Skirball Cultural Center’s Café Z on Saturday, October 30, at noon (see Other Jazz), and at Harvelle’s on Wednesday, November 3.
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