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Three former Westporters--Justin Paul, piano, Dan Asher, bassist, and Drew McKeon, drummer--were part of the "Broadway Boys" band who performed at the Westport Country Playhouse today.

In the mid-1980s, fiddler Alicia Svigals helped bring back klezmer. Along with her band the Klezmatics and a handful of other revival groups, Svigals thrust the dying music genre to the center of Jewish life once again.

Paul Wieder interviews Neshama Carlebach Posted on 12/08/2009 by Neshama Carlebach is one of the leading performers in Jewish music today, with a distinctive voice and vision.

From Berdichev to Broadway by JUF News film critic Jan Lisa Huttner discusses the legacy of Sholem Aleichem's novella, Stempenyu, during a presentation for the Chicago YIVO Society's Summer Festival of Yiddish Culture.

A perennial NPR favorite for nearly two decades, acclaimed authors explore Hanukkah stories written expressly for Hanukkah Lights.

The Kingsborough Community College Lively Arts program is getting on the Cyber Monday sale bandwagon by offering a discount on an upcoming Hanukkah performance.

Paul Wieder interviews Frank London Posted on 11/11/2009 by Arguably the most important Jewish horn player since Joshua picked up a shofar, Frank London is one of the core members of The Klezmatics, the ensemble that spearheaded the klezmer revival.

Arlo Guthrie "The Guthries are the first family of American folk. They practice what Woody preached." -Vanity Fair "[Woody] Guthrie music is alive and well, and that the legacy is in good hands." -Robert Price, New Jersey Herald This month, folk music icon Arlo Guthrie will begin his trek across North America with three generations of Guthries for ...

A decade of nonstop touring has paid off for Memphis' mighty twang-rock band Lucero , which graduated to Universal Records for its new disc, "1372 Overton Park," named for the address of its rehearsal space .

On an interfaith mission to Turkey, JUF News Executive Editor Aaron Cohen reflects on developments in Turkey and its potential to be a bridge for peace amidst rapid and troubling changes.

Paul Wieder interviews Greg Wall Posted on 10/15/2009 by Rabbi Greag Wall is a sax player with decades of contributions to Jewish music, leading his own band and supporting many of the top acts in the Jewish music world.

The Klezmatics have been giving their unique twist to klezmer music for the past 20 years.

Folk music icon Arlo Guthrie, along with three generations of Guthries, will perform on the 'Guthrie Family Rides Again' tour that will make a stop at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov.

The Klezmatics have been called the Rolling Stones of klezmer music. The poet Allen Ginsburg likened them to a combination of avant-garde pop and classical music.

Friday, October 23, 7:30 p.m. Described by Time Out New York as "the fearless standard-bearers in their field," the Klezmatics will perform at St.

Chris M. Slawecki has been published in music industry and related publications for nearly 25 years and has served AllAboutJazz.com as Senior Editor since 1997.

After last year's extraordinary success and rave reviews, Israeli musicians Uri Sharlin and Avi Avital return to the Puffin with a new program that explores the musical tradition of Eastern European Jews through original compositions, Early 20th Century classics, Yiddish folk songs, and music from the Jewish ghettos on Saturday, Sept.

Spin The Globe celebrated 10 years of global music broadcasting this week with a variety of music new and old, and some greetings from listeners and other DJs.

Chris M. Slawecki has been published in music industry and related publications for nearly 25 years and has served AllAboutJazz.com as Senior Editor since 1997.

An eclectic mix of live music, Yiddish theater and video will transform a tent of mirrors into 'A Night in the Old Marketplace' in Annandale this weekend.