What last year seemed like a happy coincidence has become a hip new Hanukkah tradition: groups of harmonizing young Jews releasing seriously Jewish, and seriously danceable, songs for the Festival of ...
Host Scott Yoo and Cantor Daniel Mutlu discuss how Aaron Copland may have drawn inspiration from his Jewish roots and Cantor Mutlu performs “Mipnei Ma,” the source material for Copland’s “Vitebsk.” ...
Growing up in an ultra-orthodox Hasidic community meant secular music was off-limits to Ari Rabin. Now, the artist who goes ...
Is Erez Safar, 28, the hardest-working man in the Jewish music industry? He’s produced music as DJ Handler, released such acts as Y-Love and Juez on his label, Modular Moods, and ran the Sephardic ...
When it comes to making controversial Jewish music videos, The Groggers take the cake. Los Angeles resident and lead singer L.E. Staiman heard a friend complain about being self conscious before going ...
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A local festival was held in Dayton on Sunday. The Dayton Jewish Cultural Festival went on as scheduled at Temple Israel in Dayton, as weather conditions did not stop people from ...
Follow the Brandeis Klezmer band members who are not only reviving this rich musical heritage but also sharing it with the world. With its Eastern European roots and Yiddish lyrics, Klezmer offers a ...
Artistic expression is often the best way to build bridges between cultural divides that too often erupt in violence. Enter the JxJ: D.C. Jewish Film & Music Festival, which returns from May 11 to May ...
A Jewish magazine’s fall issue hit a sour note — or rather, a festive one — when one musically-inclined reader discovered the sheet music printed at the top of an article was none other than “We Wish ...