Music
Lovers of French chansons
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR On the phone with the Jewish World from her home in Los Angeles, Julia Kantor describes the...
Lisa Gutkin: Weaving in the music
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Un mir zaynen ale brider, oy, oy ale brider / Un mit zingen freylekhe lider, oy oy...
Cohen and Hersch record sublime duos
Jazz clarinet virtuoso Anat Cohen tipped me off about this album last November, when we met in Decorah, Iowa. My...
Lorde cancels her concert in Israel
By JOSEFIN DOLSTEN (JTA) — Pop star Lorde’s decision to cancel her scheduled concert in Israel has sparked some fierce...
The Late Set album evokes another era
For their album The Late Set (Anzic Records), vocalist Hilary Gardner and Israeli native Ehud Asherie on piano combine their...
Reform movement is alive with the sound of music
Peeking in to the the Reform Movement's first-ever music lab at the biennial convention By PENNY SCHWARTZ BOSTON (JTA) —...
Spinning on the Jewish turntable
Reviewed by MORDECAI SPECKTOR Yequm (Contagious Music), Eden Ladin Pianist and composer Eden Ladin is an Israeli jazz artist who...
Yiddish cowboys: Jews in country songs
by MAX SPARBER Community News Editor Country music is not the most Jewish of musical genres, but neither is it...
Anat Cohen Tentet: Jazz in Iowa
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR It’s a scenic drive down Hwy. 52, from the Twin Cities to Deccorah, Iowa. My wife, Maj-Britt...
Trump’s rise moves songwriter Seth Kibel to despair
Seth Kibel, a Washington, D.C.-based musician, says he was “shellshocked” by the results of the 2016 presidential election: “I had...
