Posts Tagged “Johnny Mathis”
KQED Radio interviews Johnny Mathis about recording Kol Nidre along with Idelsohn Society co-founder Roger Bennett. Listen to it here.
The Black Sabbath exhibit at the Contemporary Jewish Museum is closing later this month (March 22nd). Now is your last chance to see this amazing exhibit. More info on how to visit is here…
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Musical legend and San Francisco native Johnny Mathis, who grew up listening to Jewish melodies in local synagogues, makes a special appearance in celebration of the current exhibition Black Sabbath: The Secret Musical History of Black-Jewish Relations. It was Mathis’ 1958 recording of “Kol Nidre,” the Aramaic prayer intoned at the beginning of Yom …
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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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