Posts Tagged: Jewish Music
The Music That Made Me Weep
Earlier this week, without warning, I found myself weeping uncontrollably. Allow me to tell you why. On Sunday night, a few guys came together in London...
Tapping Into the ‘Golden Age’ of Cantorial Music for the 21st Century
JNS.org - Aryeh Leib Hurwitz is attuned to all things musical. A chazzan (“cantor”) and ordained Chabad rabbi born and raised in Brooklyn, he studied...
New Book Explores and Preserves Hasidic Musical Heritage
JNS.org - You don’t have to be a scholar of Jewish music to enjoy Velvel Pasternak’s new book, Behind the Music: Stories, Anecdotes, Articles & Reflections. You...
The Spirituality of Song
With Ha’azinu, our Bible portion this week, we climb to one of the peaks of Jewish spirituality. For a month, Moses had taught the people. He had...
Two Levys Bring Hebrew Music Museum to Life in Jerusalem
JNS.org - Is it a coincidence that the two people most intimately involved in creating the Hebrew Music Museum are both Levys, descendants of the ancient...
Author of New Book on Connection Between Jews, Punk Rock Describes Bands Flinging Gefilte Fish, Bagels at Audience (INTERVIEW)
Some punk rockers integrate their Jewish identity into their music through food, the author of a new book on the topic told The Algemeiner on Wednesday. Michael Croland,...
Judeo-Flamenco Group Brings Unique Music to New York City
Most men go into a bar to find a drink or a date. Alty Weinreb walked into a bar in Soho and found a band....
Hassidic Funk Band Zusha on a Mission to Transcend Labels
JNS.org - There’s no one label for the deep, spiritual, funky, fun and eclectic tunes of one of the hottest new Hassidic funk bands, Zusha. “What are we?...
Holocaust to Hebrew: Cantor’s Album Bridges Generations, Genres, Families
JNS.org - These are Israeli folk songs as you’ve never heard them before. And that’s exactly the point: Cantor Elisa Waltzman’s debut album seeks to bridge a...
Recycling His Roots
JNS.org - Having started his career playing on his family's pots and pans, Jewish musician Billy Jonas has maintained this homemade performance ethic while spreading...
The Specialized Art of Chuppah Music
JNS.org - The hall has been booked, the dress fitted, the flowers selected, the food tasted, the photographer approved, the bands auditioned, the rings...
Major Jewish-Themed Films Reimagined in New Cinematic Concert
JNS.org - Clarinet virtuoso David Krakauer's new project takes listeners on a journey of personal discovery, while exploring the intersection of music and...
20th-Century American Music Owed Much to Jewish Artists
JNS.org - Discuss these names—Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Benny Goodman—with author/musician Ben Sidran, and you will understand how being Jewish, the Jews'...
Rapper Kosha Dillz on His Jewish Identity and the Music Industry (INTERVIEW)
Out of all the Jewish rappers with a Jewish mission and identity, Kosha Dillz is the only one to have been so widely accepted by...
