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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 561

Jewish music

Benny Friedman performs in a concert in Israel in February 2023. (Screencapture YouTube/ used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 22, 2024, 8:25 pm
Top Hasidic singer’s UK show cancelled due to security fears, moves to new venue
Benny Friedman’s concert at London’s Clapham Grand was canceled; it will now take place at the Lighthouse Theatre in Camberwell, with 50% greater capacity
By Zev Stub
Gil Shefler, left, and Gilad Abro, center, and Elana Rozenfeld, right, of the "Jazzukah Project." (Courtesy)
December 21, 2024, 10:20 pm
‘Jazzukkah Project’ aims to create a new Jewish soundtrack for the holiday season
Jazz band hopes its Hanukkah repertoire will provide an alternative to Christmas music for Jewish audiences, will perform at New York synagogue on the first night of festival
By Luke Tress
Six13's Wicked Chanukah video (YouTube screenshot used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 18, 2024, 5:39 pm
Viral ‘Wicked’ Hanukkah video shines light with message of resilience
The song by veteran Jewish a cappella group Six13 has already racked up hundreds of thousands of views across social media
By Zev Stub
Frank London, standing, works with a team of musicians at Beth El Synagogue Center in New Rochelle, New York, May 22, 2024. (Aaron Bendich via JTA)
May 30, 2024, 4:17 am
Klezmer legend Frank London gears up to fight for his life. But first, one more show
A May 22 all-star recording session sought to make contemporary classics of seven new Jewish tunes as the acclaimed musician began grueling cancer treatments
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Jenni Asher is studying at the Academy for Jewish Religion California to become a cantor. (Arjun Ramesh via JTA)
April 12, 2024, 1:53 am
Jenni Asher is set to become first ordained Black woman cantor in the US
The accomplished violinist and cantorial soloist will be one of America’s two Black cantors upon her graduation
By Andrew Esensten and Shoshana McKinney Kirya-Ziraba
David Sasso, second from right, and musicians at the premiere of “Zakhor: A Requiem for October 7,” at the ANU Museum in Tel Aviv, on March 21, 2024. (Yoav Shapiro/courtesy)
April 3, 2024, 11:17 am
In Israel on a solidarity tour, Yale academic premieres October 7 art song cycle
Psychiatrist Dr. David Sasso’s ‘Zakhor: A Requiem for October 7,’ has a world debut performance in Tel Aviv as the final event in a Yale faculty trip in support of Israeli academics
By Gavriel Fiske
Rabbi Ilan Glazer (drums) and his band, featuring wife Sherri on vocals, perform at the 'Gam Ki Elech' album release show on January 14, 2024. (Maranda Kosten via Ilan Glazer/ via JTA)
February 19, 2024, 2:27 am
When Judaism didn’t offer rituals for a stillbirth, a grieving couple created their own
After losing their son 26 weeks into a long-sought pregnancy, Ilan and Sherri Glazer found no liturgy for their loss. They’re releasing a new album inspired by their experience
By Jackie Hajdenberg
John Zorn performs in Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center, New York City, July 30, 2016. (Ebet Roberts/Redferns via Getty Images via JTA)
January 17, 2024, 1:25 am
John Zorn’s avant-garde Jewish music finally hits Spotify, sparking debate among fans
The pioneering musician has long held out against streaming services that pay artists a pittance, leaving listeners to judge whether his recent decision is for the best
By Miri Villerius
Illustrative: The 'chair dance' at a Jewish wedding. (Flickr/ CC BY-2.0/mariko)
June 12, 2023, 5:44 am
The hora, the hora! How American-Jewish wedding music changed its tune over the years
Musicologist Uri Schreter charts how US Jews have fused old traditions with new since arriving in the country
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Polish Yiddish singer-songwriter Maria Ka in concert. (Iwona Wojdowska)
April 12, 2023, 3:52 am
After unmuting her hidden Jewish roots, Polish singer amplifies them in Yiddish punk
On a new album dropping on April 20 to mark the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Maria Ka takes cues from electronica for songs inspired by feminism and anti-establishmentarianism
By Renee Ghert-Zand
From left to right: Shaqed Druyan, Edmar Colon, and Tutti Druyan photographed for their album 'Kantika.' (Courtesy)
April 1, 2023, 5:00 am
With Ladino compilation, vocalist gets in tune with her family’s fading history
Israeli-American Tutti Druyan hopes release of song collection ‘Kantika’ revives interest in the endangered Judeo-Spanish language once spoken by her ancestors
By Penny Schwartz
Susan Lax reads from her book, 'A Heart's Landscape.' (Courtesy)
March 26, 2023, 4:04 am
Naot shoemaker on spiritual journey joins paths with singer for healing event in NY
Co-owner of Israeli shoe brand-turned-spiritual counselor Susan Lax teams up with the artist known simply as Shira on Mar. 26 for a performance that is sure to strike a chord
By Lisa Klug
HaZamir singers at the 2013 Gala Concert. (Courtesy HaZamir via JTA)
March 19, 2023, 10:58 am
How HaZamir youth choir serves as ‘an on-ramp to Jewish life’
450 teens in 36 chapters across the US and Israel take part in the musical program focused on pluralism, community and Zionism; they convene this weekend for a concert in NYC
By julia GERGELY
Chana Raskin and her Raza circle who recorded 'Kapalya', an album of sacred Lubavitch tunes, sung by women, released February 22, 2023 (Courtesy Chana Raskin)
March 12, 2023, 5:20 am
Barrier-busting women-only album of Hasidic tunes gives new voice to aging nigunim
‘Kapelya’ marks the debut album for Chana Raskin, whose Chabad upbringing led her into exploring sacred music with other women, breaking into a club once reserved solely for men
By Jessica Steinberg
Mikey Pauker, seen here performing in Berkeley, California, is one of the musicians behind a petition to add a Jewish music category to the Grammys. (Courtesy Pauker/ J the Jewish News via JTA)
February 27, 2023, 2:17 am
There’s a Grammy for Christian music. These musicians want one for Jewish music, too
Friends Joanie Leeds and Mikey Pauker say US Jewish music is experiencing a renaissance — and as it falls between categories like global and religious, now’s the time to add it
By Andrew Esensten
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