"You must remember that it was a different time...It was before everyone was looking into their smartphones. There were computers but it wasn't such a dominant vibe in the air. People talked to each other, met in bars, and went out to hear music...In Greenwich Village...there were at least six clubs within a few walking minutes...Around that time there were at least 10 functioning clubs just in Manhattan, not even counting Brooklyn, that featured music seven nights a week...People would go out to the the clubs, not just musicians. There was a real sense of community...We were very lucky to live in this time."
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Beirach in 2017, in the liner notes for Inborn (2018), originally recorded in 1989 in NYC
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Richie Beirach
Richard Alan Beirach (May 23, 1947 – January 26, 2026) was an American jazz pianist and composer.
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