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Asher RothMay 13, 2009

Asher Roth Raps Suburbia

Success has been easy for Asher Roth, but respect is proving more elusive.

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Avner Dorman. Photo by R.R. JonesWednesday, April 29, 2009

From the Old Middle East to the Modern World

Modern classical music may be a paradoxical term, but composer Avner Dorman revels in such contradictions.

Sheppard SolomonWednesday, January 28, 2009

Songwriter Solomon Finds Depth, Soul in Jewish Roots

Songwriter Sheppard Solomon won’t be watching the eighth season of “American Idol” now in full swing, even though the singing contest has gotten him a lot of work.

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Friday, January 2, 2009

MUSIC: A klezmer wedding in a European shetl circa 1910

A DJ and a music professor, using old recordings and new, recreate the typical sequence of tunes a klezmer band would play at every stage of a traditional wedding.

Friday, December 19, 2008

MUSIC VIDEO: Captain SmartyPants—‘The Driedel Song’

Captain Smartypants, a Seattle Men's Chorus Ensemble, makes the Yuletide fun in Home For the Holidays.

Friday, December 19, 2008

MUSIC VIDEO: ‘All I want for Christmas is Jews’

Relax -- it's comedy

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

L.A.‘s new Grammy Museum: A museum as muse

New downtown Grammy Museum reflects on music's importance, even during a time of industry uncertainty

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Collectors recover lost era of Jewish America on vinyl

While other music fanatics visit Hollywood's nightclubs to discover groundbreaking music, Kun rummages through countless bins at places like the National Council of Jewish Women's thrift shop looking for Jewish records of the past. But he hasn't done it alone.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Danny Goldberg: Hangin’ with the ‘geniuses’ of rock ‘n’ roll

No one ever said the life of a rock 'n' roll star was easy, and if you're the one responsible for their success, keeping an artist both successful and happy can be no less daunting

Monday, November 24, 2008

MUSIC VIDEO: Margot Leverett and Klezmer Mountain Boys

'2nd Ave. Breakdown' by Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys.

Gustavo Dudamel
Photo by Sylvia LelliWednesday, November 19, 2008

Up-and-comer Dudamel takes on the Israel Philharmonic

Dudamel, who will be 28 when he replaces Esa-Pekka Salonen as music director of the L.A. Philharmonic next year, considers Leonard Bernstein a role model.

Matisyahu
Photo by Jeff Vespa/WireImageWednesday, November 12, 2008

Chasidic beatboxing keeps Matisyahu moving

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

HaDag Nachash: Atypical Israel band hip-hops to Hollywood

Its six members, known for their mix of funk, hip-hop, rock and reggae, rose to the top of the Israeli charts with smart, biting lyrics that reflect Israeli life and appeal to Israel's growing hip-hop scene. The songs often express a leftist point of view and are critical of everything Israeli.

Friday, November 7, 2008

MUSIC VIDEO: Panic Ensemble—‘Jewish Women (have more fun)‘

Panic Ensemble: Jewish Women (have more fun)

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

MUSIC VIDEO: Hannah Friedman: ‘Oh, Obama’

Writer (and singer) Hannah Friedman stayed up all night to bring us this song

Leon Botstein
Photo: Steve J. ShermanWednesday, October 22, 2008

Music scholar calls tunes for Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra

" . . . Music was within the Jewish tradition from biblical times," he said. "Music is a kind of connection between the human and the divine . . . "

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

MUSIC VIDEO: Hip-hop violinist Miri Ben-Ari Obama video —‘Stand With Me’

Miri Ben-Ari, a Grammy Award-Winning violinist, originally from Israel, presents her rendition of the national anthem. titled 'Stand With Me' -- a music video in support of Sen. Barack Obama.

Monday, October 6, 2008

MUSIC: ‘That Yemenite Kid’  Diwon makes a mix tape—in Yiddish

Courtesy of Diwon, the artist formerly known as DJ Handler and otherwise known as the executive director of Modular Moods and Shemspeed.com, comes this fresh mix of pop, hip-hop, electronica and . . . Yiddish?

Ray Benson, left, and Asleep at the Wheel 
perform at the Country Rendez-vous festival 
in Craponne sur Arzon, France, in July 2008.
Photo: Ruth Ellen GruberMonday, October 6, 2008

Ray Benson (Asleep at the Wheel): The biggest Jew in country music [VIDEO]

The Jewish king of country music is only now publicly revealing his Jewish identity

Saturday, September 20, 2008

VIDEO: Chazzan Chaim Adler—‘Kaddish’ @  Selichot services in Tel Aviv

Chazzan Chiam Adler, Chief cantor at Tel-Aviv's Great Synagogue, sings the Kaddish. Recorded at first Selichot service. September 21 2008 midnight. Great chazzanut and wonderful singing by the congregation. Towards the end, you can hear a little Kol Isha. Is that our videographer, Y227, up in the womens' balcony?

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

‘Mission’ accomplished for hybrid composer Lalo Schifrin—with new book and CD

"It's the harmonies of Ravel and Debussy that attract jazz musicians," he said. "I once showed Dizzy Gillespie Ravel's 'Histoires naturelles' for voice and piano. He heard one passage and said, 'Oh, this will go well with Monk's 'Round Midnight.' From then on we had to play it with the Ravel chords."

(From left ) Music director/vocal arranger Stephen Oremus, 
composer/lyricist Dolly Parton and cast members Allison 
Janney, Megan Hilty and Stephanie J. Block. Photo by Joan MarcusWednesday, September 10, 2008

Women plot revenge against a sexist ‘70s boss in ‘9 to 5: The Musical’ (what a way to make a livin’)

"It seems that in a musical you would get to know people less -- I actually think you get to know them more" -- Patricia Resnick, writer of "9 to 5"

Tor Hyams (center) with his band ChutzpahWednesday, September 10, 2008

Documentary goes behind the music video with Chutzpah

"My big idea for the CD was, 'Let's give this to our families for Chanukah,'" Hyams said. "I never thought we'd get a record deal, because I figured 'This is stupid and Jewish and no one cares except us.'"

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

MUSIC VIDEO: Amonai Shamati—Moroccan High Holy Day Piyyut

Beautiful, pleading Sephardic High Holy Day piyyut recited on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur before Amidah. Tradtional Moroccan melody sung by Eyal Bitton.

Charlie Lustman.
Photo by Jim Stein FeldtWednesday, September 3, 2008

Cancer gives musician a new song

This time, Charlie Lustman hadn't come to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for medical tests or to endure another round of chemotherapy. Despite having lost three-quarters of his jawbone, Lustman had come to celebrate, to inspire -- and to sing.

David CronenbergWednesday, August 27, 2008

Master of horror Cronenberg ‘Flies’ into opera

Cronenberg will direct the United States premiere of the opera based on what is perhaps his best-known work: his 1986 remake of the 1958 film, "The Fly," which in turn was based on a 1957 George Langelaan short story.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Jazzman Frishberg charts own tuneful territory

One of the great joys of L.A. jazz, from the mid-1970s to the mid-'80s, was the blossoming of jazz pianist Dave Frishberg into a singer-songwriter of quirky, yet warmly satisfying, material.

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