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Johnny Mathis was no stranger to Jewish music when he recorded “Kol Nidre,” the soul-stirring Aramaic prayer sung at the start of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Growing up in San Francisco, the silken-voice singer was captivated by the cantorial music he heard in the synagogues of his Jewish friends.
“It was the extreme …
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Tonight, Johnny Mathis will be appearing at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco to discuss his life, his music, his hometown and his recording of “Kol Nidre”. If you can’t be there in person, check out the San Francisco Chronicle’s fantastic interview with the man himself. Read it here.…
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We’re bringing him back! The Idelsohn Society is proud to present Johnny Mathis, as he returns to his hometown of San Francisco next Thursday, February 4th, to receive special honors from the city for his contribution to music. Hosted at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, which is currently showing the exhibit “Black Sabbath: A Secret Musical …
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During our show last summer at the Skirball, the audience went crazy for the world-renowned master jazz cellist, pianist, composer, and mystic Fred Katz in his first public performance in more than twenty years. Join this living legend as he returns to the Skirball for an intimate “living room” concert, looks back over his nearly …
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Dave Levitt, son of the great Marty “King of the Klezmers” Levitt, is keeping klezmer music alive. Read about his work in this New York Times article.…
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