Blue Box
Yotam shines on album of jazz originals, covers
Music lovers in the Twin Cities have had the opportunity recently to enjoy live performances by Israeli jazz stars Matan...
Carole King: ‘Essential’ singer and songwriter
The works of legendary singer and songwriter Carole King are together in a new two-CD set. The Essential Carole King (Ode/Epic/Legacy)...
James Sturm illustrates bad old days in the shtetl
In his graphic novel, Market Day (Drawn & Quarterly), James Sturm illustrates a day in the life of Mendleman, a rug...
Flutist Mark Weinstein pairs with Omar Sosa
Tales From the Earth (Otá), flutist Mark Weinstein’s collaboration with Cuban-born virtuoso Omar Sosa, on vibraphone, marimba and piano, is...
Local artist Joyce Lyon included in new exhibit
Local Jewish artist Joyce Lyon joins Elizabeth Erickson and Sandra Menefee Taylor in a new exhibit titled Gardens for Winter, which...
'A Serious Man' arrives in Twin Cities stores
Just in time for Purim, the Coen brothers’ whimsical look at Midwest Jewish life in the 1960s is available for...
Guitarist Roni Ben-Hur swings on new album
Israeli native Roni Ben-Hur plays a smooth electric guitar in the tradition of Wes Montgomery and Kenny Burrell. He’s a...
Jewish tunesmiths wrote great American songs
Jewish chauvinism aside, it’s a fact that Jews composed the great majority of tunes that make up the body of...
Randy Brecker’s CD evokes a quest for life in Tykocin
Jazz trumpeter Randy Brecker began his amazing journey to Tykocin, Poland, in 1994, when he met Wlodek Pawlik, an acclaimed...
Marv Davidov’s nonviolent resistance chronicled by poet
Marv Davidov is known locally as a guiding light of the Honeywell Project, the campaign to stop the Minneapolis-based firm’s...
