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A Face of Velvet Publishedj

"Anthology of Jewish Art Song, Vol. 3: A Sametenem Ponim (A Face of Velvet)" was released on September 3, 2010 by Richard Hereld. It's a Yiddish song cycle and published by Transcontinental Music.

Non-Stop Chabad CD Released

A new album of exclusively Chabad tunes (niggunim), this recording is in honor of Chai Ellul, the 312th birthday of the Baal Shem Tov, and the 265th birthday of the "Alter Rebbe." The new CD consists of exclusively Chabad Niggunei Simcha from the producer of the "ChabadClassics" music series Zalman Goldstein. Features a continuous medley of 68 high-energy Nigunnim over an amazing 75-minute non-stop dance set. So you'll dance, dance, dance. You can listen to clips or purchase this CD at https://www.jewishlearninggroup.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=NSC01

Shabbat Rocks

A new website has been launched by Robyn Shippel who lives and works in the Atlanta area. She has sound clips, a bit about her music and some awesome photos. This is Jewish music for the modern age for a lot of kids, with rocked up arrangements of some traditional tunes...so yours may be interested also.
http://www.shabbatrocks.com/

JaZZamir CD now available

Now Available on CD!
A Celebration of Jewish & Israeli Jazz
Performed by the Zamir Chorale of Boston
Joshua R. Jacobson, Artistic Director

Hear the lighter side of the Zamir Chorale of Boston!
If you missed JaZZamir, or want to relive the experience, this CD is for you! You will hear Gershwin's classics, including "Summertime" and "I Got Rhythm," Jewish-American popular songs such as "Ba Mir Bistu Sheyn" and "Yiddisha Charleston," "Shout unto the Lord" from Brubeck's Gates of Justice, Charles Davidson's jazzy "Adon Olam," Moshe Wilensky's ode to the charms of South America, "Venezuela," and even an Israeli version of "Java Jive."

Check it out on CD Baby: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/zamirch7

Kol Rinah Open House for Interested Singers

Kol Rinah - Westchester's Jewish Community Chorus' Open House for Interested Singers

Date: Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Location: Rosenthal J.C.C.
600 Bear Ridge Road,
Pleasantville, New York 10570
Time: 7:15-9:15 PM

Do you enjoy singing in 4-part harmony? Would you like to have the joy of performing contemporary and traditional Jewish music for the public to hear? If yes, then KOL RINAH, Westchester's Jewish Community Chorus, invites you to come to its open house as it begins its tenth season on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 from 7:15 - 9:15 PM at the Rosenthal JCC of Northern Westchester, 600 Bear Ridge Road, Pleasantville NY. The open house is free and kosher refreshments will be served. Rehearsals are held on Wednesday evenings at the Rosenthal JCC. All voice parts are welcome and are auditioned by our director. Tenors and basses are especially welcome! For more information on email KOLRINAHCHORUS@OPTONLINE.NET or call Anne Lowy at 914-232-7281 or Wendy Segal at 914-243-9059. Our website is : WWW.KOLRINAHCHORUS.ORG

“Broads of Broadway” Cabaret in Skokie

Kimber Leigh Nussbaum, a Vocalist with the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band, will Perform “Broads of Broadway” Cabaret Show at the Skokie Theatre

When: Sunday, September 26, 2010
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Where: Skokie Theatre, 7924 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie, IL 60077
Cost: $20 in advance, $25 at the door
More Information and to Order Tickets: Call the Skokie Theatre, 847-677-7761 or visit www.skokietheatre.org

On September 26, 2010, Kimber Leigh Nussbaum, a singer who has won rave reviews for her performances with the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band and her one-woman shows, is again bringing her talents to the Skokie Theatre in an exhilarating cabaret show featuring the great ladies and great songs of The Great White Way. The intimate performance, titled Broads of Broadway, will feature a collection of both popular and unique songs from musical theatre, both past and current, that inspired Nussbaum as a young girl and keep her inspired today. Nussbaum will be joined on stage by a few Maxwell Street Klezmer Band members, including pianist Gail Mangurten, saxophonist/clarinetist Shelley Yoelin and bassist Jim Cox. Show begins at 2:00p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. For more information and to order tickets, contact the Skokie Theatre at 847-677-7761.

Milken Archives Launches Unique Materials Online

The Milken Archive of American Jewish Music has launched their website with access through a Virtual Archive of music, video clips, interviews, biographical sketches, and articles about Jewish music and musicians. It is certainly one of the largest such collections in the world, and the materials are accessible to anyone. Those interested in American Jewish music will certainly want to mark this page or link to it for future explorations.

http://www.milkenarchive.org/

It's Official

It's Official: I'm a Bubbe now. I'm pleased to announce the birth of Isaac Solomon Fertig, my grandson, on Shabbat Shuvah, yesterday, September 11, 2010. All are well and fine. We are filled with Thankfulness for this new life at this New Year.

Milken Archive Sponsors Competition

The Milken Archive of American Jewish music is looking for good art that meets the ear. The Milken Archive of Jewish Music in collaboration with the Foundation for Jewish Culture is launching Eye Meets Ear: Visual Arts Competition for Emerging Artists to select 20 works as cover art for 20 themed volumes of music in the Milken Archive's new virtual museum.

The competition runs from September 1 to November 1, with winners to be announced in late December 2010. Each work selected will earn the artist a $2,000 cash prize. Artists, who must be ages 18 to 39, may submit works of art in any visual mediums that express and/or relate to the theme of individual virtual museum volumes, each of which explores a particular historical, cultural or musical theme.

The 20 selected works will be featured in the virtual museum, as well as in related products and communications. Runners-up will also be displayed in a special online exhibition.

The virtual museum, known officially as the Milken Archive of Jewish Music: The American Experience, launches the Archive's third decade as a resource to performers, composers, cantors, educators, scholars, and music enthusiasts of varied genres. Since its creation by philanthropist Lowell Milken in 1990, the Milken Archive has cultivated a collection comprising more than 700 works including 500 world premiere recordings, 800 hours of oral histories, 45,000 photographs and historical documents, and thousands of hours of video footage from recording sessions, interviews and live performances, plus an extensive collection of program notes, essays and articles.

http://www.jewishculture.org/