Elaine Hoffman Watts
Elaine Hoffman Watts | |
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 Watts in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | May 25, 1932 |
| Died | September 25, 2017 (aged 85) |
| Genres | Klezmer |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, educator |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, percussion |
Elaine Hoffman Watts (May 25, 1932 – September 25, 2017[1]) was a klezmer drummer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Biography
Watts came from a line of klezmer musicians from what is now
klezmer revival
.
In 1954, Elaine Hoffman Watts was the first woman percussionist to be accepted and graduate from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.[1]
Beginning in 1998, she was a percussion teacher at KlezKamp, and she taught percussion in the Philadelphia area beginning in the mid-1960s. She was a recipient of a 2007 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States' highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.[3]
References
- ^ a b Cook, Bonnie L. (September 17, 2017). "Elaine Hoffman Watts, 85, who performed klezmer folk music". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
- ^ "Elaine Hoffman Watts: Klezmer musician". www.arts.gov. National Endowment for the Arts. n.d. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ "NEA National Heritage Fellowships 2007". www.arts.gov. National Endowment for the Arts. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
External links
- Klezmershack review and brief biography of Watts
- Philly Klezmer site timeline of notable events in Watts' life
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