Thursday, January 30, 2014

Ben Zion Shenker Interviewed.

Over at the Jewish Press... An Interview with Composer Ben Zion Shenker


Via Hirhurim's Daily Reyd.

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

It's Getting Kleibidik!

Over at Rootless Cosmopolitan... Blackface White Faces

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Blackface Klezmer

This is just wrong!

Thursday, January 23, 2014

So Someone Filmed A Music Video In Auschwitz.

Nice enough song, I suppose,  for the genre, but really... Auschwitz? Color me appalled!

Reb Lipa On Hsahkafa

In the Forward... "Lipa Schmeltzer Reaches For Broadway and Beyond".



So, you banned his big show a number of years ago. How's that working out?

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Saturday, January 18, 2014

So This Exists!

A Klezmer bouzouki/bassoon duo.
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Friday, January 17, 2014

Take That!

"Religious Singers Take Israeli Music Awards"

The Razel song, which I'm pretty sure I posted a while back, is gorgeous! There a clip at the link. Check it!

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

From the mailbag...

Dovid Kerner emails a link to his video...

Wednesday, January 08, 2014

Tuesday, January 07, 2014

Take Note!

Over at deBreved, Tim Davies has an excellent presentation "Jazz Notation - The Default", that talks about the default assumptions jazz musicians will make when looking at sheet music. I've talked about some of this in the past, but Tim really nails it here, in an extensively developed presentation that --if you follow his links and examples -- is guaranteed to help you write clearer charts. Go and learn!

Monday, January 06, 2014

Neshama Carlebach Obfuscates About Her Embrace of Reform

JTA mis-titles an article: "Neshama Carlebach sets record straight about her embrace of Reform"
Personally, I think she should just proudly own it.

Thursday, January 02, 2014