YEMINI SINGER MIXES HERITAGE INTO MUSIC
Using the Yemenisynagogue chants and music of his childhood as a base, Ravid Kahalani mixed in a few other musical ingredients – jazz, funk and African music – to create the hot sound of Yemen Blues, the world music band he fronts.
FILM EXPLORES CHRISTMAS MUSIC’S JEWISH ROOTS
Filmmaker Larry Weinstein explores Jewish contributions to Christmas music.
Ensemble brings 1930s Jewish music to the stage
Jewish music recordings from more than 60 years ago are being revived and performed around North America.
Hebrew Melodies get an update
Charles Heller has breathed new life into Hebrew Melodies, updating the collection of 29 songs made from poems written by Lord Byron and set to old Jewish tunes by Isaac Nathan.
Singer wrote new album following spinal surgery
Howard Gladstone wrote most of the songs recorded on his latest album, Hourglass, during the three years he was recovering from spinal cord surgery.
Windsor Symphony Orchestra to feature Jewish composers
The Windsor Symphony Orchestra will be performing a special concert on Oct. 3, solely featuring the music of Jewish composers.
Rencontre avec un pianiste virtuose, Yakir Arbib
Pianiste et compositeur israélien très talentueux, Yakir Arbib évoque son parcours musical et sa passion pour la musique classique et la musique jazz.
Israel’s king of the blues coming to Canada
Lazer Lloyd is playing Toronto and Sarnia later this month.
ЯCJN: Ma’ayan looks to unify the world through music
In a time of growing anti-Semitism, terrorism and hatred, one local music group called Ma’ayan could be the “wellspring” of love we all need.
Experiencing the horrors of war through music
A new arrangement of a powerful composition conveying the horrors of war, written by a Toronto musician while he was interned in a displaced persons’ camp in 1946, will premiere at the Jewish Music Week festival in Toronto
