December 31, 2003ArticlesJMWC

Hadassah Magazine on Jewish Fusion

Hadassah Magazine January 2004 issue has a great article this month called “Jewish fusion is Here” by Samantha Shapiro…. The lead reads “Imagine Molly Picon in a catsuit, Hallel with a bolero beat.”

December 31, 2003CD ReleasesJMWC

“Light These Candles”

Debbie Friedman’s first all Chanukah CD

December 31, 2003CD ReleasesJMWC

“Bless the Fire”

We heard much of this material at the conference in Yale last Fall. Now Brave Old World’s recording “Bless the Fire” is out on CD…

December 31, 2003ScoresJMWC

The Gerard Edery Sephardic Song Book

“This highly anticipated song book by Sephardic singer/composer/guitarist, Gerard Edery, contains 40 musical gems from the Sephardic oral tradition. Includes…

December 31, 2003CD ReleasesJMWC

Vessel of Song: The Music of Mikhl Gelbart

Lori Cahan-Simon has new CD is called, Vessel of Song: The Music of Mikhl Gelbart, which is being extremely well received…

December 31, 2003CD ReleasesJMWC

Beged Kefet

Beged Kefet’s new CD….

December 31, 2003CD ReleasesJMWC

Rashanim

Jon Madof CD out on the Tzaddik label….

December 31, 2003CD ReleasesJMWC

Sons of Sepharad:

Aaron Bensoussan, Gerard Edery and Alberto Mizrahi sing Sephardic standards.

December 31, 2003CD ReleasesJMWC

Open The Gate

New CD of Lenka Lichtenberg, original “Jewish world beat” songs, in English and French….

December 31, 2003CD ReleasesJMWC

THE COMPLETE BENSCHING CD

A simple, enjoyable way to learn the Bensching from the Jewish community in South Africa…

December 31, 2003Classes & Courses, Concerts, Festivals, WHERE: USA_CaliforniaJMWC

* KLEZCALIFORNIA 2004 *

A 5-day celebration of Klezmer Music, Yiddish Language,
Literature, Dance, and Folk Arts … with evening events and
a full children’s program ….

December 31, 2003Concerts, WHERE: USA_CaliforniaJMWC

Kinetic Klezmer Jam

Septuagenarian klezmer legend Elaine Hoffman Watts (percussion) and her daughter Susan (trumpet) are the 3rd and 4th generations of a musical dynasty
that goes back to 19th century Ukraine….

December 31, 2003Concerts, WHERE: USA_CaliforniaJMWC

Ronnie Gilbert: A Radical Life with Songs

The daughter of a Yiddish-speaking union activist,
Ronnie became a folk music icon as an original member
of the world-famous Weavers, when….

December 31, 2003Concerts, WHERE: USA_CaliforniaJMWC

David Krakauer’s Klezmer Madness!

Jazz and klezmer collide in a dazzling display of clarinet virtuosity matched by
a stellar ensemble….

December 31, 2003FestivalsJMWC

19th Annual Jewish Music Festival

Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center Annual Jewish Music Festival coming this March, 2004…

December 30, 2003Festivals, WHERE: USA_SouthJMWC

Boca Raton Jewish Music Festival

The Boca Raton Jewish Music Festival will take place on January 31, 2004 at the FAU University Center Auditorium at 7:30pm

December 30, 2003New GroupsJMWC

Sefarad

medieval musicians Sefarad in Israel
Avi Avital, Mandolin, Bari Moscovitz-Seidelman, Guitar, and Silvia Corsi, Actress, come together as Sefarad, a program that “combines unique musical arrangements of Ladino songs and ancient Sephardic Jewish Romances…”

December 30, 2003New GroupsJMWC

Octava

“Octava” is an Israeli vocal ensemble with 12 amateur singers.

December 30, 2003New GroupsJMWC

Shir Hama’alot –Montreal, Quebec

An 8-voice semiprofessional chamber choir, which performs Jewish liturgical music in Montreal (and beyond?)has recently been formed.

December 30, 2003Archive & Library News, Choral Music Archives, Libraries and Archives with Jewish Music CollectionsJMWC

International Archive of Jewish Music

Burton A. Zipser, Director. Located in Southfield, Michigan, the mission of the IAJM is to discover, collect, preserve, and disseminate information about music for adult choirs and instrumental groups of varying sizes.

December 30, 2003ScoresJMWC

Jewish Guitar Music

Rob Citron has generously supplied a listing of places for students and others to find Jewish music for guitar.

December 30, 2003BooksJMWC

The Musical Tradition of the Eastern European Synagogue

Sholom Kalib’s 5-volume project makes possible the existence of one centralized, definitive place and resource to the vast and major musical, cultural, and historic legacy of the Eastern European synagogue…

December 30, 2003ConferencesJMWC

YIDISH-VOKH 2004

Once again, a week of Yiddish is scheduled for summer 2004. Can you make it this year?

December 30, 2003Competitions/Special Events, Concerts, FestivalsJMWC

20th Zimriya: World Assembly of Choirs in Israel

zimriya The 20th Zimriya: World Assembly of Choirs in Israel
August 2-12, August, 2004
Choirs from all over the world are invited once more to come to the Zimriya in Jeruslam.

December 30, 2003Competitions/Special EventsJMWC

Composers Competition

2nd Annual International Composers Competition

December 30, 2003Calendars_OnlineJMWC

Updated KlezmerShack Calendar

The KlezmerShack has announced an updated calendar, featuring events from around the world, categorized by location, by type of event, and by type of music. The website author, Ari Davidow, claims to include all events from around the world that he has time to post.

You can visit the new Klezmer Calendar at www.klezmershack.com/calendar

December 30, 2003UncategorizedJMWC

Welcome to the new Announcements section

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December 1, 2003CD ReleasesJMWC

Tefilati

Daniel ben Shalom has a new CD, “Contempory original musical artist from Israel combining jazz, blues, rock and more with the essence of spirituality and soul.”

Jewish Music WebCenter

מרכז-רשת למוזיקה יהודית

Monthly Archives: December 2003

Hadassah Magazine on Jewish Fusion

“Light These Candles”

“Bless the Fire”

The Gerard Edery Sephardic Song Book

Vessel of Song: The Music of Mikhl Gelbart

Beged Kefet

Rashanim

Sons of Sepharad:

Open The Gate

THE COMPLETE BENSCHING CD

* KLEZCALIFORNIA 2004 *

Kinetic Klezmer Jam

Ronnie Gilbert: A Radical Life with Songs

David Krakauer’s Klezmer Madness!

19th Annual Jewish Music Festival

Boca Raton Jewish Music Festival

Sefarad

Octava

Shir Hama’alot –Montreal, Quebec

International Archive of Jewish Music

Jewish Guitar Music

The Musical Tradition of the Eastern European Synagogue

YIDISH-VOKH 2004

20th Zimriya: World Assembly of Choirs in Israel

Composers Competition

Updated KlezmerShack Calendar

Welcome to the new Announcements section

Tefilati