Arts & Culture | Music

‘Voice For Life’

04/04/2013 | George Robinson | Special To The Jewish Week | Music

The sound is unmistakable and unique. It is, as Charlette Shulamit Ottolenghi observes, neither Ashkenazi nor Sephardic. It is entirely its own, even if the words are millennia old.

‘I Feel More Open, More Free’

03/28/2013 | Daniel Hoffman /JTA | Music

Paris — Cigarette in one hand and cup of tea in the other, Matisyahu sat down with JTA in his closet-sized dressing room during his European tour to talk about his life, his music, how he’s raising his kids, and the recent changes in his religious outlook and physical appearance.

Songs In The Key Of Life

02/27/2013 | George Robinson | Special To The Jewish Week | Music

The world is made of stories.

A Violinist Who Bridges Worlds

02/12/2013 | George Robinson | Special To The Jewish Week | Music

Miri Ben-Ari is nothing if not enthusiastic. In conversation the word she uses most frequently is “fantastic.” It’s the word that comes up repeatedly when you ask the Grammy-winning Israeli violinist about the concert appearance she is making in New York on Feb. 20 to kick off a multi-city tour.

Frank London’s Latest Project Is Really Big

02/02/2013 | George Robinson | Special To The Jewish Week | Music

Sometimes, less isn’t more.

Barenboim’s Special Kind Of Harmony

01/29/2013 | George Robinson | Special To The Jewish Week | Music

Creating a new symphony orchestra is an involved process. There’s more to it than just finding a bunch of musicians and some sheet music. Doing it with young artists adds complications. Consciously imposing a socio-political agenda would seem to make it nearly impossible.