The Jewish Music Festival, a program of the Jewish Community Center
of the East Bay, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA, 94709; 510-848-0237

OPENING NIGHT
Musical Fortunes: New music based on Jewish and Romani (”Gypsy”) roots. A premiere of new music based on a history of rich collaboration; a tradition mined by Oakland composer/performer Dan Cantrell with Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble, Michael Alpert, Rumen Shopov, Dusan Ristic and others.
Thursday, March 8

Lerner Moguilevsky Duo/Klezmer Buenos Aires: A brilliant virtuosic duo, direct from Argentina presents a stellar blend of klezmer, tango and jazz improvisation.
Saturday, March 10
Co-sponsored by La Peña

Ensemble Lucidarium: “Pure energy on period instruments” – one of Italy’s premier early music ensembles makes their Bay area debut with “La Istoria de Purim,” a program devoted to the music and poetry of the Jews in Renaissance Italy that has delighted audiences and critics from Paris to Budapest.
Thursday, March 15

Pharaoh’s Daughter: Blending psychedelic sensibility and pan-Mediterranean sensuality, Basya Schechter leads her band through Hasidic chants and Mizrachi and Sephardi folk-rock, with spiritual styling filtered through percussion, flute, strings and electronica.
Saturday, March 17

Steven Bernstein with Peter Apfelbaum and Friends presents Diaspora Blues: From Berkeley, these now-New York based cutting edge composer/ performers are stretching the definition of Jewish music. Diaspora Blues is based on the work of legendary cantor Moshe Koussevitsky, and was originally recorded in 2002 with the Sam Rivers trio. This is the West Coast premiere.
Sunday, March 18

Noa: Israel’s leading international concert and recording artist dazzles audiences with songs inspired by Yemenite roots infused with jazz, classical and rock.
Wednesday, March 21
Co-sponsored by the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco

Avi Avital: This young Israeli mandolin master will showcase contemporary
Israeli composers; he recently won first prize in the international competition for plucked strings “Città di Voghera” (Italy); and has played solo with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of Milano and others.
Thursday, March 22, 2:00 pm

Aires de Sepharad with Jorge Liderman: Born in Argentina, trained in Israel and the US, this now-Berkeley based composer brings a highly original twist to Sephardic music. The music will be performed by Duo 46. The concert will open with the mandolin master, Avi Avital.
Thursday, March 22, 2007. 8:00 pm

Community Music Day: A children’s concert, Instrument Petting Zoo, interactive workshops, and performances throughout the day showcasing high quality local artists. Guaranteed to bring out your inner musician.
Sunday, March, 25
Co-sponsored by Freight and Salvage Coffee House

The JMF is now hiring for the 2007 Festival

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• Ad Rep
• Community Outreach/Group Sales
• Volunteer Coordinator