Music
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Nov 25, 2019 | Arts & Life, Music, The Arts
Dr. Jonathan S. Leshnoff, a local composer and pedagogue, was nominated Nov. 20 for a 2019 Grammy Award in the Best Classical Compendium category for “Symphony No. 4: Heichalos.” The CD was released by Chandos Records last May in honor of Yom HaShoah, or... read more
by Gabe Friedman, JTA | Nov 22, 2019 | Art, Arts & Life, Music, Performing Arts, The Arts
Love him or hate him, rapper Kanye West has done nothing if not evolve over the course of his career. He has cycled through mainstream hip-hop, auto-tuned singing, soulful sampling, epic egotistical commentary and — as he would happily tell... read more
by Ron Kampeas, JTA | Nov 20, 2019 | Arts & Life, Music
The son of celebrated Canadian poet-singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen is releasing a new album of his late father’s music. The album, titled “Thanks for the Dance,” is largely a meditation on Cohen’s old standbys of spirituality, sexuality, politics and mortality. It is... read more
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Nov 13, 2019 | Arts & Life, Music
After six years of sold-out concerts at the Stony Run Friends Meeting House, the Ken & Brad Kolodner Quartet and Charm City Junction are taking their show on the road. The two bands will perform their brand of what Ken Kolodner calls “progressive old-time music”... read more
by Stephen Silver | Sep 10, 2019 | Art, Arts & Life, Books, Music, Performing Arts, The Arts
Jewish summer camp is a crucial part of the American Jewish experience. Many Jewish adults, even in their later years, often remember the names of kids in their cabins from when they were 11 years old. More than six decades ago, one of those cabins contained a couple... read more
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Sep 5, 2019 | Art, Arts & Life, Fashion, Film & TV, Fun, Museum, Music, Performing Arts, The Arts, Uncategorized, Visual Arts
We get it. The end of summer can be bittersweet. The days get shorter, the temps are cooler, school’s back in session and the pace picks up immeasurably. But fall is also a season of great beginnings. The High Holidays mark the beginning of the Jewish new year,... read more
by Rafael Alvarez | Aug 13, 2019 | Art, Arts & Life, Music, Performing Arts, The Arts
The miracle of Harbor East is not just the skyscrapers going up faster than the way Anthony Marinelli, the last of the old-time Little Italy bakers, used to churn out bread once upon a time. It’s the appearance of an authentic jazz club — think Ron Carter, Abdullah... read more
by Staff Report | Jul 22, 2019 | Art, Arts & Life, Fun, Music, Performing Arts, The Arts
“For the folks they loved to tell about/When Billy the Kid came to town” — “The Ballad of Billy the Kid,” by Billy Joel This Friday night, July 26, a good chunk of Baltimore Jewry will likely be on hand at Oriole Park at Camden Yards to... read more
by Staff Report | Jul 17, 2019 | Art, Arts & Life, Music, Performing Arts, The Arts
Johnny Clegg, a groundbreaking South African musician, human rights champion and cultural anthropologist known for his high-energy performing style, died yesterday, July 16, of pancreatic cancer. He was 66. A Grammy Award-nominated artist nicknamed the “White... read more
by Gabe Friedman, JTA | May 22, 2019 | Arts & Life, Music, The Arts
(JTA) — Gary Stein remembers the first time someone played a Phish song for him in high school. It was “Divided Sky,” an intricate 11-minute tune that shows off the group’s diverse jam rock chops. Stein, who’s now a 30-year-old history doctoral student living in Los... read more
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