My first rag is a tribute to both Scott Joplin - the king of ragtime, and George Gershwin - who grew up on ragtime and made Jazz and Blues his musical language. Actually Gershwin's Rialto Ripples was the piece which inspired me to write my own rag.

Blue Rag	4:21	Bar-Niv, R.
Shmateh-Rag* (VIDEO)	4:22	Bar-Niv, R.

* Shmateh-Rag is the first Jewish ragtime in the history of music. Recorded live in Hamilton, New Zealand at Waikato University, September 19, 2007.