As I type this blog, Bon Jovi and Kings of Leon are playing rock music on either end of the Fair Grounds at Jazz Fest. Rock music is great. You bob in place. Clap your hands. Wiggle your hips. But ...

"The Art of Klezmer and Yiddish Song," an event featuring the internationally renowned Yiddish singer, fiddler, and dance leader Michael Alpert and local klezmer revival pioneer Hankus Netsky, ...

A seasoned Jewish writer and Yiddish translator analyzes why “sparks flew” during the maestro’s 80th birthday celebration at the Upper West Side’s Beacon Theater. When writing a review for a play you ...

The thrilling opening notes of a spirited Hanukkah song, the kind of klezmer classic that instantly inspires people to move for the dance floor, can definitely inspire our inner dancer, as can the ...

It’s been dubbed Kleztronica. Essentially electronic dance music with klezmer elements, the year-old genre is made to a large degree with samplers and synthesizers, though old-school instruments that ...