By Phillip Lutz
Guitarist extraordinaire Saul Rubin has landed a gig in Sonny Rollins’ venerable jazz band. You’d think that would be a good thing and it is — mostly.
Read More
By Phillip Lutz
Plenty of Jews have made it big in jazz. Here are some future stars of America’s great original music that you probably haven’t heard of yet.
Read More
By Phillip Lutz
A new generation of Israeli jazz players are making their names by reinventing the quintessential American genre, on its own home turf.
Read More
By Phillip Lutz
While Israel has been producing ever more, and ever-more-competent, jazz musicians since a handful of pioneers burst onto the scene in the early 1990s, a new crop of aspirants has appeared, encompassing those who have the kind of style and savvy that at once recalls that past and suggests a future. Here are some to watch — none older than 30, all ready to grab the spotlight.
Read More
By Phillip Lutz
At just 15, Israeli piano prodigy Gadi Lehavi is already being compared to jazz great Herbie Hancock. The can’t miss talent debuts at the Village Vanguard this month.
Read More
As First Maharats Graduate, Orthodox Women Leap Forward
Why a Rabbi Should Not Marry Outside the Faith
Why I Only Date Jewish Guys
Taking Aim at Corporate Jewish Burial Business
Barbra Streisand Visits Western Wall After Landing in Israel With Puppy
You've successfully signed up!