Streaming Music Mi Los Angeles

Aish Talmid of Los Angeles Web has Streaming Jewish Music
http://www.aishtamid.org/mp3/

Di Fidl-Kapelye at ZONDAGMIDDAG CONCERT

UITNODIGING VOOR HET 70e ZONDAGMIDDAG CONCERT
in
Kasteel Tongelaar, Mill

zondag 28 oktober 2007

Di Fidl-Kapelye

Voor het programma en meer informatie zie ommezijde.
Vanaf 14.00 uur kunt u de reservering afhalen in Boerderij “De Benedenhof”. Hier staat de koffie, thee en Tongelaarkoek voor u klaar.
Om 15.00 uur begint het concert en zal, met een pauze, tot circa 16.30 uur duren.
In de pauze kunt u tegen inlevering van een Tongelaarpenning een drankje verkrijgen in de Herenkamer van Kasteel Tongelaar. Tevens kunt u dan de expositie bezoeken van
Tineke Winters-Teijen-schilderijen
Tanya Simons-schilderijen
Bob de Winter-schilderijen
Raymund Bervoets-beelden
Evenals de andere zondagmiddagconcerten wordt ook dit concert met een verrassingsdiner afgesloten.

De prijs per persoon voor dit concert is € 20,00 inclusief koffie/thee en Tongelaarkoek bij de ontvangst. Wilt u na afloop aan het 3-gangen verrassings-dinerbuffet deelnemen kunt u zich bij de reservering voor het concert vooraf aanmelden à € 25,00 per persoon.
Voor reservering kunt u bellen, faxen of e-mailen met Marijke & Paul Speller.
Telefoon 0486-477140
Fax 0486-477141
e-mail info@kasteeltongelaar.nl
internet www.kasteeltongelaar.nl

'Kamti Lehallel' from Beth Hatefutsoth

'Kamti Lehallel' (I Rise in Praise) a Double CD album has been released from Beth Hatefutsoth featuring the music of the Spanish & Portuguese communities of Amsterdam, London and New York. The set contains 50 cantorial works representing centuries of tradition, sung by Cantor Daniel Halfon of the Yad Harav Nissim synagogue in Jerusalem, accompanied by the Or Hadash Choir and a small chamber orchestra conducted by Azi Schwartz. For information on the album see http://www.bh.org.il/Music/catalogue.aspx#kamti A review appeared in The Jerusalem Post Oct. 16 http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1192380567106&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Light to Light: Music for Shabbat

On November 17 and 18, 2007
The Yavneh Ensemble will present
From Light to Light: Music for Shabbat,
conducted by Robert A.M. Ross.
Date: Saturday, November 17, 2007
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Place: The Ethical Society Building, 1906 South Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA

Date: Sunday, November 18, 2007
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Place: Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El, Lancaster Avenue and Remington Road, Wynnewood, PA

Tickets: Preferred seating $36.00
General Admission $18.00
Student with ID $9.00

Tickets may be purchased online at http://www.yavnehensemble.org Or call 215-849-4129

Through a wide variety of choral music, with narration, Shabbat will be experienced from the light of Friday night candles until the light of the Havdalah candle.

The original choral versions of well-known synagogue tunes by 19th century composers Solomon Sulzer, (Torah service music) Louis Lewandowski (Tov L'Hodot/Tzadik Katamar) and Eliezer Gerovitsch (Adon Olam). Some surprises will be in store.

Contemporary settings of the liturgy and z'mirot by Robert Applebaum, Yehezkel Braun, Meir Finkelstein, Ben Steinberg, Tzipora Jochsberger, and others.

Imaginative settings of Yiddish songs for Mincha and Havdalah by Artistic Director Robert A.M. Ross.

The spectacular Zavel Zilberts Havdalah.

The Yavneh Ensemble, founded in 2006, is a choral ensemble of professional and experienced amateur singers. Through repertoire selected for both music and text, and accompanying narration, we endeavor to present a high quality musical and educational experience. Our previous concerts of this type have been:

June 2006: Bareikh et Medinat Yisrael: Voices of Israel Today (Congregation Adath Jeshurun) June 2007: The 49 Days: Music of the Omer Period (Congregation Adath Jeshurun)

In November 2006, Yavneh appeared with Hazzan Stephen Freedman and Hazzan Alisa Pomerantz-Boro at Temple Sinai in Dresher, Pa, in a program commemorating Hazzan Freedman's 25th year in the cantorate.

Artistic Director Robert A.M. Ross (b. 1955) is a graduate of Temple University, with degrees in music education, conducting and composition. He is Artistic and Music Director of Voces Novae et Antiquae (a professional choral ensemble in Philadelphia), and choirmaster, professional chorister and assistant to the cantor at Congregation Adath Jeshurun in Elkins Park, PA. For ten years was Music Director of the Mak’helat Beth Sholom (Singers of Beth Sholom) at Temple Beth Sholom in Cherry Hill, NJ. Two years ago, he was appointed to the full-time music faculty of Community College of Philadelphia where he teaches Music Theory and History and directs the CCP Vocal Ensemble.

New York Yiddish Singalong

The Second Annual All-Star New York Yiddish Singalong

Starring:

Robert Abelson, Michael Alpert, Phyllis Berk, Joanne Borts, Caroline Chanin, Adrienne Cooper, Ron Eliran, Michael Fox, Rebecca Garfein, Sarah Gordon, The Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus, The New Yiddish Chorale, Binyumen Schaechter, Reyna & Temma Schaechter ("Di Shekhter-tekhter"), Basya Schechter, Elizabeth Schwartz, Lorin Sklamberg, Jeff Warschauer

Accompanied by an all-star Klezmer ensemble, including Margot Leverett, Joey Weisenberg and Jake Shulman
Musical Director - Zalmen Mlotek
Emcee - Corey Breier
Producer - Moishe Rosenfeld

Thursday, October 25, 2007, 7:30 PM
at Congregation Rodeph Sholom
7 West 83rd Street, New York City

Come sing your heart out - in Mame-loshn!

General admission:
$18 Advance Purchase; $20 Day of the Event.
VIP seating (with a post-concert reception):
$50 Advance Purchase; $60 Day of the Event.
Group discounts - (10 or more purchased in advance) - 15%

For tickets and information:
www.oyhoo.com
212-608-0555 or 212-683-7816

Good News for Choirs of Jewish Music

The music of Aminadav Aloni is being made available for free download (as pdf files) through the website of the Aminadav Aloni Music Foundation www.alonimusic.org They are now offering almost all of the sheet music in the catalogue on the website as free downloads upon request. However, the links are not yet up, but those interested can contact Richard A. Braun, MD aamf@socal.rr.com Vice President, Aminadav Aloni Music Foundation for those requests with serious interest in acquiring the music.

Isle of Klezbos at Comix

Tuesday, November 13 @ Comix NY
Isle of Klezbos, Lascivious Biddies, & guest host Bitch!

Fun-loving woman-based bands, powerhouse double bill:

7:30pm Isle of Klezbos - soulful, splendid klezmer sextet 9pm The Lascivious Biddies - all-gal cocktail pop quartet ... hosted by spoken word/electric violin sensation Bitch
at Comix, 353 W. 14th St NYC just east of Ninth Ave
$12 + two-drink minimum 212-524-2500
Full bar & restaurant menu, great audio and sightlines http://comixny.com
http://comixny.com This is the first tandem appearance for these two internationally-acclaimed, female-fueled groups. http://comixny.com Isle of Klezbos matches musicianship with strong senses of both swing and humor, creating such diverse neo-traditional sounds as klezmer cumbia, transcendent originals, and songbook standards with Yinglish accents. Bandmate credits include stints with Rufus Wainwright, Natalie Cole, Jimmy Scott, Amy Sedaris, Bonnie Raitt, David Krakauer, and Burning Spear. This is a homecoming show following their latest European tour, to herald the "Comes Love" Klezbonus track on Metropolitan Klezmer's new Traveling Show CD. "Talent as strong as their name is provocative" -Courier News; "Isle of Klezbos tests the elasticity of the genre." -The New Yorker

The Lascivious Biddies balance their spunky enthusiam with impressive skill. The group includes a multi-linguist, a Juilliard grad, a published writer and a circus performer. Blending jazz, pop, and cabaret with four-part harmonies, this irrepressible foursome has carried their fresh, genre-defying sound from coast to coast. On their collective résumé, The Biddies have shared the stage with luminaries such as Elvis Costello, Natalie Merchant, Enya, Debbie Harry, and The Jazz Passengers. Their most recent album, Love You Mean It, which features such fan favorites as a modern take on "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend."

Guest host Bitch (a.k.a. capital B) cuts an unmistakable six-foot figure armed with electric violin, ukulele, bass guitar, and multi-colored dreadlocks. Her recent appearances include Shortbus, The L Word, and nationwide tours opening for The Indigo Girls. Her latest release is Make This/Break This on Kill Rockstar Records. "Bitch's mouthy wordplay and ferocious electric violin playing are ferociously hot." -Village Voice

Full flyer graphics and text, plus expanded artist bios:
http://metropolitanklezmer.com/downloads/KlezbosBiddiesBitch.pdf
http://metropolitanklezmer.com/islebios.html
http://biddiesmusic.com
http://bitchmusic.com
New Isle of Klezbos photo, high resolution (photographer: Anita Briggs) http://metropolitanklezmer.com/downloads/Klezbos0407.jpg

'Friling' CD Release of Luceete Van Den Berg

The Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center,
3301 Bainbridge avenue, Bronx, NY near 208th st, (and Montefiore Hospital)
Sunday, Oct. 28th, 1:30 PM
to hear the visiting Dutch Yiddish singer
Lucette Van den Berg

This is a CD release party for her recording "Friling" which includes new Yiddish songs by Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman. Lucette has a beautiful voice and she is the first to record almost all of these songs.

Take the D train to 205th st. or the 4 train to Mosholu Parkway. information: 917-930-0295

Free Open House at Workmen's Circle

The Workmen's Circle Klezmer Ensemble will be holding a free open house on Tuesday, October 23, at 7 PM.

Led by famed klezmer musician Jeff Warschauer
Free Open house: Tuesday, October 23, from 7-9 PM
Six paid sessions, Tuesdays at 7 PM: October 30, November 6, November 13, November 20, November 27, December 11.
Please note that, due to Khanuke, there will be NO session on December 4.
* Open to all players of musicians who play and read music at at least an intermediate level
* Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
* Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
* Develop tools for improvisation
* Guest instructors from the cutting edge of the contemporary klezmer scene

Single session class fee: $30. Discount for Workmen's Circle members and/or those attending all six sessions: $150
Sessions will take place at the Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33 Street, Manhattan (between Park and Madison).

For more information, please contact Dana Schneider at 212 889-6800 x 271 or email: dschneider@circle.org

Of Daniel Pearl on Armistice Day-- DOWNTOWN CHAMBER & OPERA PLAYERS

EAST VILLAGE CONCERT SERIES DOWNTOWN MUSIC PRODUCTIONS MIMI STERN-WOLFE, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
St. Marks in the Bowery (10th St & Second Av)
ARMISITICE DAY
PREMIERES & COMMISSIONS-- WAR & PIECES
SUNDAY* NOVEMBER 11 @ 3PM

DOWNTOWN CHAMBER & OPERA PLAYERS
MIMI STERN-WOLFE, CONDUCTOR, PIANIST
:
CAROLYN STEINBERG: Secular Requiem: 1. "Chorale," 2. "Of Daniel Pearl." 3. "Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep." 4. "Chorale", String Quartet & Vocal Quartet; SIMA WOLF (commission): Ashbah (Ghosts) (Brian Turner) for Violin, Cello, Piano, Narrator; DAVID THOMAS: War Song for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano & Piano; EDDIE VENEGAS: Encounters for String Quartet; DAVID HOLLISTER: Listen Here, Joe; Performers: Eileen Clarke, Soprano; Megan Friar, Mezzo-Soprano; Kurt Alakulppi, Tenor; Ivan Thomas, Narrator, Bass; Matt Fieldes, double bass; Sweet Plantain String Quartet; Downtown Piano Trio
Information : dmpmimi@msn.com; Suggested donation: $10-$15;
Reservations: 212 477-1594; www.downtownmusicproductions.org

Sisters of Sheynville CD launch

In association with the Ashkenaz Foundation,
Sisters of Sheynville, 6-piece all-female Toronto swing-klez group, will
launch their debut CD at a concert on
Thursday, November 1, 8pm,
at the Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen Street West.
Toronto, CA
Cover $10, for tickets call 416-531-4635.
For more information, please contact info@sistersofsheynville.ca or lenka at 416-562-2947

Women Sing Sephard in Toronto

Judith Cohen will be in Toronto, along with her daughter Tamar singing an eclectic mix at the Miles Nadal JCC
Sunday October 28
at 4 pm.
It's co-sponsored by the Cultural Celebration of the Spanish Language, so they will be concentrating on Sephardic music, with some regional Spanish songs and a surprise - flamenco-tangos songs by Tamar. Geoff Clarfield joins the duo on oud, percussion and flamenco rhythm guitar . Songs will include a bit of Balkan, French Canadian, Yiddish, Portuguese - but mostly Sephardic and Spanish selections.

Jewish Composers may submit Peformance Requests

An open letter from the American Society for Jewish Music:

Dear Jewish music composer:

The American Society for Jewish Music would like to consider your music for performance at its annual concert at the Center for Jewish History in New York City on Monday, June 2nd, 2008. Your music will be given a first-class performance in a prominent New York venue. Please submit by November 16, 2007 one vocal work for one or two solo voices with keyboard or small chamber ensemble accompaniment. Pieces should be about 4-10 minutes long and well-crafted. (The majority of the committee has a preference for "Art Music.") The piece should have some sort of Jewish musical, thematic or textual content, and the composer must be living or working in the U.S.
Please send score and recording (CD or Cassette) to:

Dr. Eliott Kahn, Music Archivist
Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary
3080 Broadway
New York, NY 10027

Feel free to contact me with questions.
elkahn@jtsa.edu

Milton Barnes Tribute in Toronto

Hosted by his sons Micah and Daniel Barnes, a concert tribute to the important Canadian Jewish composer Milton Barnes will take place tomorrow, Monday, October 22, at the Al Green Theatre - MNJcc - 750 Spadina Avenue, Toronto. Featuring: trio Lyra - Erica Goodman, Mark Childs, Suzanne Schulman; David Wall, Marilyn Lerner, Artie Roth, Martin van de Ven, Renee Bouthot, Lenka Lichtenberg, Brian Katz. 8pm. Tickets $20, 416-924-6211, ext 0.

Oy Hoo! Festival in New York Continues this Week

Monday October 22, 2007
strong>Rick Recht
Central Synagogue · 07:30PM · Tickets: $15.00

Rick Recht is one of the top touring artists in Jewish music playing over 150 concerts each year in the US and abroad.

Travelin’ Music
JCC of Manhattan · 08:00PM · Tickets: $10/JCC Members $15/Non Members
The 4,000 Year History of the Jewish People. A Comedy Book by Leonora Thuna; Music by Charles Fox; Lyrics by Norman Gimbal.
For more information visit http://www.oyhoo.com/events/oyhoo-2007

SHIDDUCHIM AND SURVIVAL TONIGHT October 21st in Monsey

SHIDDUCHIM AND SURVIVAL-A BA'ALAS TESHUVA'S TALE-REPEAT PERFORMANCE!

Partners in Torah will present once again SHIDDUCHIM AND SURVIVAL (A BA'ALAS TESHUVA'S TALE) a One-Person Musical Play featuring Chana Rochel Eller (nee Sommerstein) on
Sunday Evening, October 21st, 8:30 P.M.,
at the Rockland County Community College Theatre,
145 College Rd.,
Suffern (Monsey), New York.
Exclusive performance for ladies and mature girls. Tickets $18.00. Proceeds for Partners In Torah, a division of Torah Umesorah. Purchase tickets at the door, or for reservations call 973-473-3575
More Upcoming Events:
Sunday, November 4
Ten Yad Fundraiser in Crown Heights! See Caroline Cohen, Marion Hermes and others - the London performers who are blowing away audiences worldwide! $36, plus a Chinese Auction beginning at 3 pm to raise money for Ten Yad, helping KALLAHS!

Some Misc AMAZING Resources....

A NEW BLOG FOR JEWISH WOMEN's MUSIC!
Made by J-Indie Artist Talia Applebaum!
Check it out and post your event or new CD release!
www.jewishwomensmusic.blogspot.com

Another Cool Place to Post Your Music Event...
http://www.jmwc.org/announcements/

A WOMEN'S ONLY....RADIO SHOW!!!!
Send your Demo or give a call to THE ROCKIN' REBBETZIN Michelle Garner, broadcasting LIVE on "The Kol Isha" Show.. EVERY SUNDAY... http://www.wsia.fm/schedule/Kol_Isha.shtml

J-Indie CDs Available @ CD Baby*
Flashes in the Darkness by Talia Applebaum
My Sister by Leah Sigal

* - Anyone else have a women's only CD to sell? Please let me know your album and where it is sold... Thanks!
CDs to look out for.... *Aliza Dubin on her SECOND ALBUM!!
*Miriam Sandler! Former vocalist with Gloria Estefan!!
And Last But Not Least...
THE WOMEN'S ONLY EVENT OF THE SEASON!!!
ATARA's Torah & Arts FIRST CONFERENCE!
November 10-12, 2007
Sign up for anything & EVERYTHING!

Main Features of the Conference

*Motzi Shabbat, November 10 8:30 pm FILM SNEAK PREVIEW Hollywood's first orthodox Jewish woman film director ROBIN GARBOSE brings to NY her sneak preview of A LIGHT FOR GREYTOWERS, a musical feature-length MOVIE for women and girls only! Q & A with Garbose and starring actress Judy Winegard after the debut. http://ataraconference.eventbrite.com See more of Robin's work at Kolneshama.org

*Sunday, November 11, 9-5 pm CONFERENCE DAY
Workshops and Master Classes in drama, music, writing, dance, and the technical side of being a performing artist! Presenters from mutiple cities and have professional training in their fields. http://ataraconference.eventbrite.com

*Sunday, November 11, 5:15 pm NETWORKING DINNER
Meet other creative women, music, drama and film directors from cities throughout North America, as well as music managers, recording artists and distributors. Buy, sell and promote women's only CDs.

*Sunday, November 11, 6:15 pm FREE - JEWISH INDIE HOUR!!!!
See the up and coming original Jewish women singer-songwriters!!! From NY, Boston, Toronto and elsewhere! Cheer for all of their amazing and different works....

*Sunday, November 11, 8 pm
TOP PERFORMERS IN THE JEWISH WOMEN'S PERFORMING WORLD - ALL ON STAGE TOGETHER!!!!
Chanale Fellig! Miriam Sandler! Judy Winegard! Aliza Dubin! Chana Rochel Eller! The Scwadron Sisters! Yachad Dance! And others. http://ataraperformance.eventbrite.com

Posted by jmwc at 05:02 PM

Teapacks TONIGHT at OYHOO also article in Forward

They're on TONIGHT AT 8pm. Highline Ballroom · 08:00PM · Tickets: $30 NYC. Stop reading this, and get tickets here:
http://www.oyhoo.com/events/oyhoo-2007

Of interest: "Teapacks Push the Envelope" article in the Forward.
http://www.forward.com/articles/11806/

ROPEADOPE TO RELEASE 'THE HARLEM EXPERIMENT' ON OCTOBER 30

From ShoreFire Media: When you think of New York City's Harlem, you may think of James Brown at the Apollo, Duke Ellington at the Savoy or Bill Clinton's offices on 125th Street. But did you know that Harlem was also home to large numbers of Eastern European Jews in the early 20th century? Some of the grandest brownstones in the Mount Morris Park neighborhood were Jewish family homes.

Grammy-winning producer Aaron Levinson pays homage to the vibrant history of Harlem in 'The Harlem Experiment', to be released by Ropeadope Records October 30th. Featuring musicians such as clarinetist Don Byron of the Grammy-awarded Klezmatics, trombonist Steve Bernstein and many other notable jazz musicians, it showcases Harlem as melting pot and offers a unique version of the Yiddish folk song "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen," with a soaring solo by Byron.

Read on for more info.
'The Harlem Experiment' Due Next in Tastemaker Label's Innovative City "Experiment" Series

Full Album Available for Pre-Order via www.ropeadope.com; Two Tracks Available on iTunes Now

On October 30, indie label Ropeadope will release 'The Harlem Experiment,' the third installment in their city "experiment" series. The "experiment" albums are jazz-inspired collaborations by well-known local musicians who set out to capture the sound and spirit of their hometowns.

The first two in the series focus on Philadelphia (music provided by Questlove Ahmir Thompson, Christian McBride, and Uri Cane) and Detroit (featuring Regina Carter, Marcus Belgrave, Bennie Maupin and others). So why Harlem? According to label president Andy Blackman Hurwitz: "The history, the present and the future. We look to Harlem as ground zero for all that is modern day 'American' music - whether you call it jazz, R&B, hip-hop or rock, all of it passed through the neighborhood's gates."

'The Harlem Experiment' takes on the melting pot identity of Harlem, from the early Jewish enclaves to the epicenter of African-American culture to the Latin legacy of Spanish Harlem titans like Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri. The Harlem House Band features Carlos Alomar (guitar, David Bowie), Eddy Martinez (keys, Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria, Run D.M.C.), Steven Bernstein (trumpet, Sex Mob), Steve Berrios (drums, Chick Corea), Don Byron (clarinet, The Klezmatics, Vernon Reid) and Ruben Rodriguez (bass, Tito Puente). Grammy Award-Winning producer Aaron Levinson, creator of the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, produced the album.

An audio homage to Harlem would clearly have to include jazz, funk and hip-hop, given that Harlem is synonymous with James Brown's 'Live At The Apollo' and Duke Ellington's "Stompin' At The Savoy." 'The Harlem Experiment' does just that with its' big beats, horns, and swagger. But the project also digs deep into Harlem's illustrious roots and gives shout-outs to the Jewish and Spanish communities that also helped to create one of the coolest neighborhoods in the world. It makes sense that Latin rhythms are laced throughout the jazz and hip-hop of tracks like "One For Jackie," and "It's Just Begun." It makes sense that the Klezmer style of Don Byron's clarinet transcends the playful jazz on "Reefer Man" and the funkified Yiddish folk song "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen."

'The Harlem Experiment' achieves a mighty task: summing up the cultural rainbow of Harlem in 50 minutes of music. Listen to this album and 100 years of Harlem begins to unfold in your ears.

Pre-Order the album at www.ropeadope.com. "A Rose In Spanish Harlem," featuring James Hunter and "Reefer Man," featuring Taj Mahal, are now available for purchase on iTunes.

"A Rose In Spanish Harlem"
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=262275725&s=143441&i=262275743 "Reefer Man"
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=262410407&s=143441&i=262410408

Track Listing:
1. Intro
2. One for Jackie (featuring the Harlem Experiment House Band)
3. Rigor Mortis (featuring the Harlem Experiment House Band)
4. Reefer Man (featuring Taj Mahal on vocals)
5. Harlem River Drive (featuring Steven Bernstein on trumpet)
6. Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen (featuring Don Byron on clarinet)
7. Mums Interlude
8. It's Just Begun (featuring Larry Legend on turntables)
9. Mambo a la Savoy (featuring Carlos Alomar on guitar)
10. A Rose in Spanish Harlem (featuring James Hunter on vocals & guitar)
11. One For Malcolm (featuring Malcolm X)
12. 'Lil Bit (featuring DJ Mums on the mic)
13. Think (featuring Queen Esther on vocals)
14. A Rose in Spanish Harlem (Instrumental)
15. Walking Through Harlem (featuring Olu Dara on vocals, guitar & pocket trumpet)

http://harlem.ropeadope.com
www.ropeadope.com
www.shorefire.com/clients/theharlemexperiment

For more information please contact Nancie Schwartz Martin (nsmartin@shorefire.com) or Chris Taillie (ctaillie@shorefire.com) at Shore Fire Media, 718 522 7171.

SHIRA BETZIBUR in New Rochelle for Israel's 60th

SHIRA BETZIBUR in Concert

Celebrating Israel's 60th birthday! Israeli Music Sing-A-Long
featuring the greatest Israeli hits from all times!
Led by a 5 piece band of top Israeli musicians (Shira NYC)!

Beth El Synagogue Center
New Rochelle, NY
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Doors open at 8:15 PM, Singing starts at 9 PM

Tickets ($18 in advance, $25 at the door): RSVP to 914-235-2700 ext. 223 or 226
Tkt. price includes drinks, desserts & entertainment.
You must be at least 21 years old to attend this event.
Song lyrics are displayed on a large screen!

Presented by the Israeli Culture Club at the Beth El Synagogue Center Sponsored by the Beth El Synagogue Center Brotherhood & Sisterhood, Solomon Schechter School of Westchester, Westchester Jewish Conference: The Jewish Community Relations Council of Westchester, est. 1975, Israel Vacation Homes and the Office of Cultural Affairs, Consulate General of Israel in New York

Save a Seat at Museum of Jewish Heritage Dec 5 and 25 in NYC

This December, celebrate this season with festive holiday music for the whole family. On Wednesday, December 5 at 7 p.m. Celebrate Hanukkah with the Andy Statman Trio. Playing a unique blend of klezmer, rock, folk, and jazz. Statman has worked with musical legends Jerry Garcia and Bob Dylan, and was a lead musician on Itzhak Perlman's klezmer sensation, In the Fiddler's House. Unable to categorize his music, Statman offers this description to listeners: "It's deeply Jewish because I am, and it's honest because I am." Tickets are $25 adults, $20 seniors, $15 students/members. On December 25th join Joshua Nelson and his Kosher Gospel Choir for Challah-lujah with performances at 1 PM & 3:30 PM. Performing to sold-out crowds at the Museum for two years in a row, Joshua Nelson is back for another spectacular set of shows. Melding Hebrew tunes with Joshua's Nelson's unique spirit, the Kosher Gospel Choir has sparked a revolution in Jewish music. Tickets are $35 adults, $25 seniors, $20 members/students. All tickets are available online at www.mjhnyc.org or by calling the Museum box office at 646.437.4202.
See the website for directions.

Chicken Soup for the Ears?

Come and join the London Klezmer Collective’s monthly second-Sunday jam at the Cross Kings. Next session: Sunday 11 November between 1 and 4pm. Out-of-towners particularly welcome!

The capital’s first regular klezmer session has found a home: the Cross Kings. While you’re playing or listening, eat lunch, have a coffee, booze, shmooze or just relax in the deep sofas and convivial atmosphere of this great central London pub. There might even be a bit of dancing… The Cross Kings is at 126 York Way, London N1 0AX, a 10-minute walk from Kings Cross station with local parking. Visit http://www.thecrosskings.co.uk/ for details.

Anyone interested in playing or listening to klezmer is welcome to come along; no experience is necessary. Join skilled professionals, rank amateurs, home-grown talent and perhaps even some international visitors. For more klezmer information and sheet music for some of the tunes we might play visit www.ilanacravitz.com/jams.html

Jerusalem Musical Trio in Geneva

AMJ avait le plaisir de vous annoncer un nouveau concert original à Genève:
' KLEZMER '
JERUSALEM MUSICAL TRIO
dimanche 4 novembre à 17h
Conservatoire de Musique de Genève (Place Neuve)

Roman Kekhman (clarinettes et saxophones)
Yakov Entin (violon et guitare)
Bella Kresin ( piano)
...................................................... "La musique folklorique est celle où la force vitale de l'âme juive est la plus aisément perceptible."

Le "Jerusalem Musical Trio" présente des interprétations brillantes, originales et créatives du folklore juif en mélangeant le klezmer à la musique classique, au jazz et au folklore d'Europe de l'Est. Chacun de ses concerts est acclamé avec enthousiasme partout dans le monde juif et non juif et le public en ressort toujours rempli de joie et d'amour! Mais au delà de la musique et inspirés par l'esprit universel de "la ville d'or et de lumière", les musiciens du "Jerusalem Musical Trio" se veulent messagers de la paix.

Organisation: les Amis de la Musique Juive www.amj.ch Informations: http://www.amj.ch/WPR071104.htm
Réservations: amj@amj.ch ou tel: 0(041)22 320 86 28
entrée: 28.- / AVS, chômeurs, étudiants, etc: 18.-
Réduction supplémentaire de 5.- aux membres AMJ A bientôt!

Michel Borzykowski
borzy@freesurf.ch
Homepage AMJ: http://www.amj.ch
Geneva klezmer page: http://borzykowski.users.ch

Yuval Ron Music Coming up in California

Yuval Ron Ensemble writes about some upcoming shows:

Saturday, October 27 2007 two shows: 1:45 – 2:30PM 4:00 – 4:45 PM
The Getty Villa
presents
Yuval Ron
Oud Prayers - Sacred and Folk Music of the Middle East
with percussionist Jamie Papish
Location: Inner Peristyle at the Getty Villa in Malibu 17985 Pacific
Coast Highway Pacific Palisades, California 90272
Reservations and information: Call (310) 440-7300
E-mail: visitorservices@getty.edu

Saturday, November 3, 2007
The Wechsberg Educational Foundation of Congregation Ner Tamid
presents
A Los Angeles Jewish Symphony Concert " A Musical Odyssey"
featuring
The Yuval Ron Ensemble
Admission: For tickets contact Ticket Alternatives at
www.ticketalternative.com or call (877) 725-8849

Israeli Music TV

A new blog called "Free Jewish Music" provides entertainment to Americans, especially geared toward young Modern Orthodox. Lots of Reggae a la Matisyahu, David Broza, YouTube videos (now Google video) and so on. http://www.israelimusictv.com/

Third Annual Sephardic Music Festival

December 3-11, 2007 Will feature the US Debut of Pshotei Ha'am. Artists Piamenta, Pharoah's Daughter, Divahn, DJ Handler, Y-Love,Smadar,Roberto Rodriguez and more. Check dates, times, locations at http://www.sephardicmusicfestival.com/

Sephardic Music webliography

A webpage that lists all sorts of other websites with some aspect of Sephardic music, being sort of a webliography on Sephardic Music. http://www.sephardic-music.net/

Midnight Prayer CD by Joel Rubin Ensemble

Midnight Prayer
Joel Rubin Ensemble
(Traditional Crossroads
780702-4332-2)

Announcing the release of the new CD, "Midnight Prayer" by the Joel Rubin Ensemble. Clarinetist Rubin has long been considered to be one of the leading performers of Jewish instrumental klezmer music in the world today, earning accolades from sources as diverse as klezmer giants Dave Tarras and Max Epstein, international clarinet soloist Richard Stoltzman, avant garde composer John Zorn, and Nobel Prize Laureate and poet Roald Hoffmann. The ensemble also features Hungarian cimbalom virtuoso Kálmán Balogh, Italian accordion wizard Claudio Jacomucci and rising klezmer star violinist David Chernyavsky, as well as Ferenc Kovács (trumpet), Csaba Novák (bass), Sándor Budai (second violin) and Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl).

Midnight Prayer brings together two diverse, yet partially overlapping repertoires: the instrumental music of the klezmorim -- the professional Jewish instrumentalists who graced every traditional Jewish wedding in Eastern Europe from at least the 16th century onwards -- and the mystical nigunim (religious melodies of spiritual elevation) of the hasidic movement. Recorded in four magical days at the Operetta House in Budapest, Hungary, Midnight Prayer creates its own sonic universe, full of depth, virtuosity, playfulness and introspection. The kaleidoscopic soundscape filters the many historical layers of traditional Jewish music through the lenses of the multifarious musical backgrounds of the band's members, ranging from classical to Gypsy to free jazz to contemporary art music. Here the interaction of a great improvising jazz ensemble melds with the delicacy of a chamber music group and the drive of a hot wedding band at the cusp of klezmer, Roma and other Eastern European traditions.