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09/01/2024
Klezmer Fiddle: a how to guide
This klezmer method (supplied with a CD) by the violinist Ilana Cravitz is suitable for anyone wanting new tunes, play-along parts, or ways to explore klezmer traditional-style playing …
08/01/2024
Cravitz, Ilana
Based in London, Ilana regularly performs on stage and at weddings, bar mitzvahs and parties. She also teaches klezmer music and dance based on traditional Jewish music …
28/11/2023
ERLANGER, CAMILLE (1863-1919)
Of Jewish German and Alsatian origin, Camille Erlanger is one of the opera composers of the "belle époque" …
26/11/2023
LECTURE “THE PLACE OF THE ORGAN IN JEWISH TRADITION”, BY HERVÉ ROTEN
A lecture by Hervé Roten on the role of the organ in Jewish tradition, organized by B'naï B'rith - Michel de Montaigne, as part of the inauguration of the organ at Bordeaux's Grande Synagogue, to be held on December 10, 2023 …
14/11/2023
CONCERT LES BUBBEY MAYSE – LE PETIT MATIN DU GRAND SOIR
Watch excerpts from the Bubbey Mayse concert, the opening concert of the 21st edition of the Jazz'N'Klezmer Festival, on November 9, 2023 at 8:30 pm, at Espace Rachi - Guy de Rothschild, as part of the release of their album …
12/11/2023
CONCERT Kalarash – Klezmer music, Yiddish and French songs
Watch excerpts from the Kalarash - Klezmer music, Yiddish and French songs album release concert, held on March 26, 2023 at 5:30pm at Espace Rachi - Guy de Rothschild …
08/11/2023
The Wolf and the Lamb – Live at the Shakh
This album by klezmer legend Yale Strom and his band Hot Pstromi was recorded in the synagogue of Holesov, Czech Republic. Research into the lost traditions from the Holesov synagogue is based on oral histories and old manuscripts …
17/10/2023
Jewish Italian Music
This well-documented site provides access to hundreds of online documents (audios, scores, photos...) that testify to the rich heritage of Italian Jewish music …
16/10/2023
Inventory of Italian Jewish musical archives
As part of the European Jewish Music Network program initiated by the IEMJ, the Union of Italian Jewish Communities (Unione delle Comunità Ebraiche Italiane - UCEI) has launched in 2022-2023 a registry of Italian Jewish music archives …
13/10/2023
The Music of the Jews in Italy: A Short Introduction
The history of Jewish music in Italy is long, fascinating, and filled with contradictions. Length is due to the very history of Italian Jewry, whose origins go back more than …