January 30, 2004ScoresJMWC

KLEZMER – MUSIC MINUS ONE

From Yale Strom comes a series of klezmer music books (WORLD
MUSIC: KLEZMER – MUSIC MINUS ONE) that will help the budding klezmer musician to learn to play klezmer.

January 30, 2004CD ReleasesJMWC

MILKEN ARCHIVE OF AMERICAN JEWISH MUSIC

DAVE BRUBECK: Jazz icon, pianist and composer Dave Brubeck wrote this cantata in an attempt to heal the rift between the Jewish people and American blacks that emerged in the late 1960s, especially after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968…DAVE BRUBECK, BRUCE ADOLPHE, and more…

January 22, 2004Concerts, WHERE: USA_NY, WomenJMWC

Alicia Svigals & Mikveh

WHO:Alicia Svigals, Klezmer Violin
WHEN: 7pm
&
WHAT: Mikveh: The Women’s All-Star Klezmer Band
WHEN: 9pm
& WHERE: at Satalla. 37 West 26th St. NYC
WHY: great klezmer

January 21, 2004Concerts, WHERE: USA_NYJMWC

THE STRAUSS/WARSCHAUER DUO

Town and Village Synagogue and the Jewish War Veterans of the USA will
present a free concert of klezmer music and Yiddish song on Sunday, February 8, 2004, at 2:00 PM.

January 21, 2004CD ReleasesJMWC

Mit der Kale Tantsn

Khupe’s first CD, a live recording from 1999, is
finally available in the US. http://www.cdbaby.com/khupe2

January 21, 2004ReviewsJMWC

Jewish Music Reviews

Seth Rogovoy, author of “The Essential Klezmer: A Music Lover’s Guide to Jewish Roots and Soul Music,” has reviews of new CDs on his website…

January 21, 2004ConcertsJMWC

Klezmer in Boca

Jan. 31 at the FAU Auditorium in Boca Raton will be Soulfarm, Golem,
and the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band…

January 21, 2004Compositions & Works, Concerts, WHERE: USA_NYJMWC

Bach Society Presents Yiddish Song

The Columbia University Bach Society will present three chamber
pieces by Robert Cuckson. Two of the pieces are based on Yiddish texts;
the song cycle for mezzo-soprano is based on poems by Yiddish writer Binem
Heller and will be a world premiere.

January 15, 2004Concerts, WHERE: USA_NY, Yiddish or FolkJMWC

Inna Barmash & Friends

“Inna Barmash & Friends: A New Generation in Old Song”
Performance: Thursday, January 22, at 8:00 PM. Park Slope, NY
For details:

January 15, 2004Festivals, Klezmer, WHERE: USA_NYJMWC

Film & CD “Shalom Ireland”,

Ceilizemer did the musical soundtrack. The film will be playing at this year’s New York Jewish Film Festival. For screening schedules coming up:

January 15, 2004WorkshopsJMWC

Khupe

Berlin-based duo Khupe will give klezmer workshop on March 10, 2004 in Austria…. following their appearance at Vienna’s remarkable Accordion Festival.

January 15, 2004ConcertsJMWC

Zagnuts at NuBlu

Balkan music event. Zagnuts invite you to join them at NuBlu on the night before Golden Festival starts, Thursday, January 15th. Shake off the cold with two great nights of spirited music, energetic dancing, crazy people and plenty of good eats and drinks. 36 bands!

January 14, 2004Concerts, Klezmer, WHERE: USA_NYJMWC

Ghetto Tango

Adrienne Cooper, one of the great vocal interpreters of Yiddish music, Dan
Rosengard, pianist/arranger, late of Saturday Night Live, & Frank London,
famed trumpetter/Klezmatics/ All-Star Brass Band bring to life the
extraordinary cabaret music of war-time Eastern Europe.

January 12, 2004Classes & CoursesJMWC

YIDDISH CLASSES AT THE MANHATTAN JCC

Yiddish classes at a variety of levels are being offered through the JCC. Check out the listings and levels of the classes.

January 11, 2004Book and Score ReviewsJMWC

Discovering Jewish Music

By Marsha B. Edelman

We are fortunate to have a true educator involved deeply in the Jewish music. Marsha Edelman is that teacher, and she has given a book that will be appreciated for it’s straightforwardness, it’s completeness without too much detail, and for the clear explanations of a complex and involved history. Edelman has taken the subject of Jewish music history, distilled the essence in a judicious manner, and brought it out for anyone to read.

From the beginning you know this is going to be an excellent book. There is a 13-page glossary that astutely includes not only terms about Jewish culture, but musical terms that may be unfamiliar to a reader. In this way Edelman realized that some of her audience would be non-Jews who would need the Jewish vocabulary about holidays or liturgy, but there would also be a Jewish and other audience that would need musical terms to make those discussions intelligible.…
CONTINUE READING >

January 8, 2004Concerts, HolidayJMWC

JEWISH PEOPLE’S PHILHARMONIC CHORUS

FREE. Symphony Space, NYC, on January 19, 2004, 6:30pm
A COMMUNITY CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY

January 8, 2004InterviewsJMWC

Avraham Fried

An interview on the Radio with Avraham Fried, the orthodox popular music singer, entertainer and composer, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004, 9pm on FiveTownsRadio.com

January 8, 2004ConcertsJMWC

BEYOND THE PALE recording concert

Be part of the audience–lend your energy– for the recording of a concert for a CD with Beyond the Pale– in Toronto…

January 7, 2004Classical or Jewish art music, Scholarships, WHERE: EuropeJMWC

Anni Eisler-Lehmann Stiftung Foundation

Anni Eisler-Lehmann Stiftung (Foundation) in Mainz Germany at:
http://www.anni-eisler-lehmann-stiftung.de Scholarships for Jewish musicians…

January 7, 2004CD ReleasesJMWC

NEFESH: SONGS FOR THE SOUL and more

Reviewing some CD releases of the last couple of years… and there are a few that might be mentioned. Here are some people might enjoy perusing…

January 7, 2004Compositions & Works, Scholarships, WHERE: USA_CaliforniaJMWC

Aminadav Aloni Music Foundation

A website dedicated to the music and life of composer Ami Aloni. Information about scholarship funds to encourage young composers of Jewish music is also available. http://alonimusic.org/.

January 7, 2004Classes & Courses, Concerts, Festivals, WHERE: USA_SouthWestJMWC

KLEZMERQUERQUE 2004

A Southwestern celebration of Klezmer music and dance into the 21st century: featuring a weekend of concerts, dance parties, classes and lectures on the music and dance of the Eastern European Jewish People.

January 4, 2004ConcertsJMWC

Hazamir: The International Jewish High School Choir

300+ Jewish teenagers to present world premieres at Merkin Hall in New York Feb. 16.

January 4, 2004BooksJMWC

YIVO bleter

YIVO bleter, New series, vol. IV has a lot of new material on Eastern European Jewish folklore, folk songs, theater performances, and more. Chana Mlotek’s annotated publication of 42 folk songs is included….

January 1, 2004Scores, WHERE: IsraelJMWC

JMWC Top Jewish Music Accomplishment for 2003

Mazel Tov from The Jewish Music WebCenter: Congratulations Stephen!! This is probably the most significant accomplishment of 2003 on the Internet for Jewish music…

January 1, 2004ArticlesJMWC

Jewish musicians from Poland

Ada Holtzman has begun a wonderful webpage dedicated to Jewish musicians from Poland before World War II.

January 1, 2004CD ReleasesJMWC

Italian Jewish Musical Traditions

At the recent Jewish Studies conference in Boston, December, 2003, Francesco Spagnolo gave more insights into Italian Jewish music. The CD will allow you to follow this new important area of research. Selections and commentaries by Francesco Spagnolo (Yuval Italia, yuval@powerlink.it). 42 tracks.