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c/o Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, California 94709
510-848-0237 x126
www.jewishmusicfestival.org
E-mail Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center.
Zhok Therapy, the rebellious child of the Casco Bay Tummlers, will be returning to the Little Dog Coffee Shop, 87 Maine St. in Brunswick, Friday, March 24. We'll be playing from 7:00 - 9:00.
We'll be back with pieces highlighting the improvisational skills of the band. Our inspiration for this will be original compositions and traditional Jewish, Roma, Balkan and Middle Eastern melodies. We'll also be doing some of our classic klezmer repertoire. Last month there was quite a bit of dancing going on, too, and we expect that will be the case this time as well.
The lineup for this event is Hayes Porterfield, percussion, Carl Dimow on flutes and guitars, Julie Goell, bass and vocals and Steve Gruverman, clarinet and sax.
There's no cover charge so we hope you'll stop by to enjoy a slightly different side of the band as well as try some of the Little Dog's goodies. And if you don't have a copy of our new CD, Journey, we'll have them for sale.
For more information you can contact the Little Dog at 721-9500.
Friday March 24-March 26, The Afro-Semitic Experience artists in residence Winston-Salem, North Carolina. A weekend of worship, concerts, workshops, interfaith and interracial dialogue hosted by Temple Emmanuel, Phillips Chapel Baptist and Green Street United Methodist Church. For more information please contact the Green Street United Methodist Church at 336-722-8379, or Temple Emmanuel at 336-722-6640.
Friday Night, March 24, 7:30 pm, Friday night service at Temple Emmanuel, 201 Oakwood Drive, Winston-Salem
Saturday Afternoon, March 25, 1:30 pm, Workshop at Delta Arts Center, 2611 New Walkertown Road, Winston-Salem
Saturday Night, March 25, 7:30 pm, Concert at St. Phillips Moravian Church, Corner of Church & Race Streets in Old Salem
Sunday Morning, March 25, 11 AM Worship Service at Green Street United Methodist Church, 639 West Green Street, Winston-Salem
Spring cleaning for the soul!
Let¹s sing away those winter blues and make inner space for the coming of
spring—Yofiyah
Kabbalah Kirtan
Friday, March 24 at 8pm
Yoga on Main
4363 Main St., Manayunk (Philadelphia, PA 19119)
admission $15
Yofiyah (voice), Aaron Rosenbloom (tabla and frame drum), Judah Prince
(harmonium and synthesizer)
Throughout history and across cultures, chanting creates joy and dissolves stress. Ancient Kabbalists had a deep understanding of this practice. Enjoy an evening¹s journey with Yofiyah, internationally-known voice of this mystical art form and innovator of the East/West fusion: Kabbalah Kirtan. Allow the rhythmic pleasure of call and response singing to open your heart and awaken your soul. Experience the power of the Hebrew language, enveloped by a rich and evocative musical tapestry of multiple voices, harmonium and drums.
March 24 Sunday
Bohemian Nights
Wyreena Arts Centre, Croydon
Bookings Essential 9294 5590
Vampire Suit is excited to be playing again at the Tea Lounge, part of their series of exciting contemporary improvised music. The performance will take place on March 24th, at 9:00pm. The Tea Lounge is located at 837 Union St., Park Slope, Brooklyn.
The music has enduring beauty that touches on the heart of the Middle East's musical culture while exhibiting western flair. Open improvisations and the spirit of the belly dance coexist, encouraging the traditional undulated hip movements as a supplement to the solid instrumentation.... -Frank Rubolino Cadence Magazine
Vampire Suit draws on Jay Vilnai's unique musical heritage as a Russian-Romanian-Polish descendant raised in Jerusalem around a mix of contemporary and traditional Jewish and Arab music, with a soul for rock n'roll and a BFA in jazz. Couple that with a passion for Bartok and Stravinsky and you end up with all original music that draws on all those influences to create something akin to traditional music for a generation that hails from so many traditions. Balkan and Middle-Eastern rhythms are prominent, backed by 20th century composing concepts and jazz improvising.
'Vilnai and his vampires get high marks for their utter unpredictability from track to track, their sheer joy they get from and give to the music and the various textures and sounds that emerge.' - Budd Kopman, All About Jazz
The result is a highly personal musical texture that takes you from the tribal dances of North Africa to the marshes of the Balkans. A musical journey that is at once personal and global, music that is at the same time unmistakably modern, yet feels old and familiar.
'If Bram Stoker's imaginary Transylvania had a jazz scene, the music might sound something like this.' -Jazz Review