Why does free jazz/Chabad soprano saxophonist Daniel Zamir draw materials from an old Israeli song glorifying a watchman from the 1930s? Why is today’s Israeli jazz a natural, organic expression of early Zionist settlement? Why is Jeff calling a 21-year old drummer a genius? The answer to these and many more questions in Song of The Week.
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Omri Mor’s AndalouJazz
If you’re in Israel on October 29, it’s a great opportunity to catch the fabulously talented young pianist Omri Mor with his AndalouJazz trio at the Zappa Tel Aviv jazz club. Not to be missed.
Continue reading...Going Up to Jerusalem with Kurt Elling
June 5, 2011 The Fantasy Perhaps a person can be defined by his fantasies. There was a time when my wildest dream would have been Petula Clark asking me to come up to see her...
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