Rick Recht

Richard Samuel "Rick" Recht (born August 28, 1970) is an American rock musician who was one of the early pioneers of contemporary Jewish rock music in the early 2000s, performing for Jewish teenage and young adult audiences.[1]

Career

Recht grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. By the late 1990s, he was a member of a band and worked as a song leader at a Jewish day camp in St. Louis.[1]

By the early 2000s, Recht and his band were touring nationwide, delivering about 150 performances a year, included for an estimated audience of 30,000 people at the Los Angeles Jewish Festival in 2003.[2]

In 2010, Recht founded Jewish Rock Radio, one of the first exclusively Jewish rock online radio stations in the United States.[3][4]

Recht is the Artist-in-Residence at the United Hebrew Congregation in Chesterfield, Missouri, where he provides music for Shabbat, High Holidays, and other programming.[5]

Works

Recht has released 10 studio albums of Jewish music, including 2solo children's albums.[5]

References
  1. Daniels, Cynthia (2004-08-28). "Teenagers get down with Jewish rock". JewishRock.com. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original (reprint) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
  2. Aushenker, Michael (2003-09-05). "Rock 'n' Roll Rules at 2003 Valley Fest". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
  3. Miller, Jason (November 16, 2010). "Jewish Rock Gets Internet Radio Channel". The Jewish Week. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  4. Michelle Boorstein (December 19, 2011). "Jewish musician rocks during Hanukkah". Washington Post. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  5. "Rick Recht". United Hebrew Congregation. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
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