Glenn Dickson on radio re:new Naftule's Dream "Blood"
A Neon Jazz Interview with Boston Jazz Clarinetist Glenn Dickson of Naftule's Dream
You can read my own take about the new recording here on the KlezmerShack
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A Neon Jazz Interview with Boston Jazz Clarinetist Glenn Dickson of Naftule's Dream
You can read my own take about the new recording here on the KlezmerShack
Thank you Alicia Svigals for linking to this:
Wouldn't it be nice if this were less timely?
Published on Jul 19, 2016
Voice: Jewlia Eisenberg
Accordion: Dan Cantrell
"The trees of my country are apprentices of greenness
and I an apprentice of memory."
Rokhl Kafrissen with a short capsule review of Joel Grey's memoir, Master of Ceremonies:
Master of Ceremonies: A Memoir, by Rokhl Kafrissen
Joel Grey is much more than a consummate song-and-dance man with a career spanning an astonishing eight decades: he is also the intermediate link in a Jewish-American entertainment dynasty. [more]
From Alicia Svigals:
Klezmer Band coached by Alicia Svigals & Patrick Farrell play the Band Lab concert on Saturday JULY 9 2016 - Fiddle Tunes Festival - Port Townsend WA. Tunes: Broyges Tants, Patch Tants, Lebedik Freylakh, Kishinever Bulgar
I'm a month behind (and more, even behinder news to come), but this is too much fun to just ignore, despite the aging. From Alan Bern on Facebook, last month:
Weimar-Preis 2016 geht an Dr. Alan Bern, June 16, 2016
"Out of the blue today I got a call from the Lord Mayor of Weimar, Stefan Wolf, informing me that I've been awarded this year's Weimar Prize in recognition of my contribution to the culture and reputation of Weimar. I'm deeply honored by this recognition, which extends to the whole community of passionate, committed, brilliant people who have given so much of their lives to make the artistic, educational and ethical vision of Yiddish Summer, the Other Music Academy and other music e.V. a reality. I'm very proud to represent all of you in accepting this award!"
Jewlia Eisenberg has been talking up the poetry and stories of Yiddish writer Celia Dropkin since I've known her. I cannot tell you all how excited to hear this finally get recorded, and in such a superlative, avant-garde fashion. Check it out on Soundcloud. I can't tell, though—this might not be new, but rather, the 5-year anniversary since this was released. Dynamite, either way:
Dropkin is an avant-rock band with music by Roy Yarkoni. The lyrics are Hebrew translations of poems by the Yiddish modernist Celia Dropkin (1887-1956). Her work is intensely personal, rich with violent sexuality, intense longing, and strange explorations of family dynamics. The music, like her poetry, is ambitious, sensual, and a bit scary.
From my favorite San Francisco Jewish weekly:
Jewish Culture Festival showcases revival in Krakow, by liz harris, Thursday, July 7, 2016, j weekly
"Kazimierz, once the center of Jewish life in Krakow, Poland, has reclaimed its mantle. And nothing better tells the story -- or helped catalyze the revival of this historic district -- than the popular Jewish Culture Festival.
"Held this year from June 25 to July 3, the 26th annual festival brought an estimated 12,000 people to the streets of Krakow for nine days of workshops, concerts, panel discussions, dances, tours and more."[more]
Catching up with ages of posts from hither and yon. This is a great place to start:
How Alicia Svigals Helped Me Go Public With My Klezmer Obsession, Laura E. Adkins, The Forward, July 13, 2016
"… Perhaps it was the advertisement's additional promise that "whiskey and rugelach will be served" that hooked me. But more likely, it was the hope of overcoming my lingering fear of fully embracing the less easily justified aspects of Jewish life.…" [more]