November 28, 2005
MIDRASH MISH MOSH AT MAKOR ON NEW YEAR’S EVE!
DON’T MISS A STAR-STUDDED PERFORMANCE OF
THE CRITICALY ACCLAIMED MIDRASH MISH MOSH AT MAKOR ON NEW YEAR’S EVE!
"A project with newly composed music of expansive scope, Alexander has
produced a screaming celebration of the multicultural American Jewish
identity."
Elliott Simon, AllAboutJazz - NY
New York, NY: Makor (25 West 67th street) Celebrate the 365th day of
the year and the 7th night of Hanukkah – all in one; enjoy three floors
of entertainment and mingling! Beginning at 9pm the party will include
Aaron Alexander’s Midrash Mish Mosh, Frank London’s Klezmer Brass
All-stars, a Klezmer Jam Session and The Boys of Balagan Boogaloo. Also
offered as part of the evening is a two-hour open beer and wine bar
(from 10 to 12) followed by a champagne toast at midnight.
Midrash Mish Mosh, on John Zorn's Tzadik label, came about as a result
of Alexander’s desire to do a different kind of record; to incorporate
free jazz with traditional klezmer and thrash punk. It is both a
serious reflection on and a synthesis of the disparate influences in
Alexander’s life through the free jazz spectrum. Exhilarating, lyrical
and intense, this CD simultaneously breaks down previously established
boundaries and builds up new and daring ethnic jazz identities. The
result - A kickin’ ethnojazz party!
Midrash Mish Mosh will begin at 9pm on Sat. Dec 31 at the Steinhardt
Building. Tickets are $65 for individuals and $100 for couples. Call
Y-Charge at 212.415.5500 or visit www.makor.org for more information
and online ticket purchase.
PERSONNEL
AARON ALEXANDER (Leader, Drums) A native of Seattle, Alexander moved to
New York in 1993. He has since provided a rhythmic backbone to many
seminal groups of the new Jewish Renaissance, including the Klezmatics,
Hasidic New Wave, and Frank London's Klezmer Brass All-Stars. His first
CD on Tzadik, Midrash Mish Mosh is also his inaugural release as an
ethnojazz bandleader. Alexander’s powerful compositions explore the
outer regions of jazz fusion with klezmer, thrash punk, and world music
rhythms.
MERLIN SHEPHERD (Clarinet)
ALEX KONTOROVICH (Clarinet, Alto Sax, Baritone Sax)
GREG WALL (Tenor Sax, Clarinet)
FRANK LONDON (Trumpet)
DAN BLACKSBURG (Trombone)
JAY VILNAI (Guitar)
MARK RUBIN (Bass)
TBA (2nd Drums)
VENUE
MAKOR (25 West 67th Street) offers evening and weekend events to New
Yorkers in their 20s and 30s. Makor's programming is a mix of
sophisticated contemporary music performances, film screenings, art
exhibits, theater presentations, literary readings, recreational
activities and classes and lectures, many of which are devoted to
Jewish topics.