Dan Israel sticks close to his Minnesota home
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN Which Jewish musician has roots on the Iron Range and has a new recording coming out soon?...
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Sharon Isbin discusses her Minnesota roots
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN American Jewish World readers who are also classical music aficionados already know that world-renowned classical guitarist Sharon...
Harpsichordist Richard Siegel shares his music with the world
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN Most people don’t think of the harpsichord as a very Jewish instrument, but the revival of the...
Minnesota artists create in isolation
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN Many artists work by themselves as part of their creative process. The shelter-at-home orders may seem irrelevant...
The Manhattan Transfer hits town
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR The Manhattan Transfer, the perdurable and still swingin’ vocal ensemble, returns for four shows, Feb. 10-11, at...
He’s back to playing like Fred Hersch
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR In his exemplary 2017 memoir, Good Things Happen Slowly: A Life In and Out of Jazz, acclaimed...
Michael Feinstein makes his Dakota debut
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR In his 2012 book, The Gershwins and Me: A Personal History in Twelve Songs, Michael Feinstein writes:...
Meet Iris, the Jewish Icelandic singer with the voice of an actual angel
By JORDANA LIPSITZ (JTA) — I met Iris before her first solo show in the green room at the Bootleg...
Event: Millie and the Mentshn
The Feb. 9 BEMA Coffeehouse Concert will feature Millie and the Mentshn (MTM) at Beth El Synagogue. St. Paul native...
Daniel Kahn’s ‘Yiddish punk cabaret’
Publicity for The Butcher’s Share (Oriente Musik), the new album by Daniel Kahn and The Painted Bird, notes that the ensemble...