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By Tamar SchwartzJanuary 5, 2014 Announcements, Audio/Video, Books, Music

Two Worlds/Tsvey Veltn: Interview with Benjy Fox-Rosen
On January 15, 2014, at 7 pm, Yiddish musician Benjy Fox-Rosen will release Two Worlds/Tsvey Veltn (Golden Horn Records), a new song cycle based on the poetry of master Yiddish and Polish writer Mordechai Gebirtig (1877-1942) at a concert at YIVO, co- Continue reading Yedies fun YIVO / News from YIVO

Passacaglia by Jim Hall

By Tamar SchwartzJanuary 4, 2014 Music

Click Here to Listen To: Passacaglia by Jim Hall on YouTube.

Click Here to Read: Jim Hall’s website.

Click Here to Read and View: Jim Hall obituary: Lyrical jazz guitarist who collaborated with artists from Bill Evans to Itzhak Perlman by John Fordham in The Guardian, Thursday 12 December 2013.

Collaborations Jazz and Poetry an the Helix Center

By Tamar SchwartzJanuary 2, 2014 Audio/Video, Music, Poetry

Click Here to View: Collaborations Jazz and Poetry an the Helix Center with Sean Singer and Lewis Porter, introduced by David Pollens on Sunday, October 14, 2012, 3:00 pm.

Sean Singer and Lewis Porter Continue reading Collaborations Jazz and Poetry an the Helix Center

“Inside Llewyn Davis”: What’s In a Name?

By Tamar SchwartzDecember 31, 2013 Movies, Music

Click Here to Read: “Inside Llewyn Davis”: What’s In a Name? By Neal Spira on his A Deeper Look Blog on the Chicago Now blogs on January 31, 2013.

Bob Dylan and Dave Van Ronk, photo by Jim Marshall (detail) from the Mayor of MacDougal Street, Da Capo (2005).

New Wave Yiddish Music Star Releases Latest CD at YIVO

By Tamar SchwartzDecember 30, 2013 Music

Click Here to Read: New Wave Yiddish Music Star Releases Latest CD at YIVO on January 15, 2014, at 7pm at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research (15 West 16th Street, NY, NY).

Tribute to Guitarist Jim Hall

By Tamar SchwartzDecember 28, 2013 Audio/Video, Music

Click Here to Listen to: Tribute to Guitarist Jim Hall by Josh Jackson on the Check Out New Music website on December 18, 2013.

The year in music: Favorite recordings of 2013

By Tamar SchwartzDecember 27, 2013 Music

Click Here to Read: The year in music: Favorite recordings of 2013 By our reporters on The World Socialist Web Site on December 27, 2013.

Bill Calahan

Remembering Jim Hall: Why We Must Venerate Contributions to Jazz

By Tamar SchwartzDecember 22, 2013 Music

Click Here to Read: Remembering Jim Hall: Why We Must Venerate Contributions to Jazz by Terry Teachout in the Wall Street Journal on December 19, 2013.

Jim Hall, understated guitarist who ‘shook the world’ with jazz skills, dies at 83

By Tamar SchwartzDecember 17, 2013 Music, Obituaries

Click Here to Read: Jim Hall, understated guitarist who ‘shook the world’ with jazz skills, dies at 83 By Matt Schudel in the Washington Post December 12, 2013.

Remembering Jim Hall, A Different Sort Of Guitar God

By Tamar SchwartzDecember 11, 2013 Music, Obituaries

Click Here to Read: Remembering Jim Hall, A Different Sort Of Guitar God by Tom Cole on the NPR Radio Network Website on December 11, 2013