Music

Two for the Pride of One

Noa and Mira lend their voices to a note of Mideast peace and harmony

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Give peace a chance? How about giving it a musical backbeat? Chances are that Noa and Mira Awad are aware of and in sync with the possibilities. The two -- vocalist Noa, known to millions of Israelis as Achinoam Nini; and Arab-Israeli singer Awad -- awake each day to the steely soundtracks of combative and combustible backgrounds that is the...

Music

Bruce, Bennett ... Big Time

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Michael Elkin

Eddie Bruce is still "dancin' on air" -- decades after serving as host of the popular Philly-based TV stomp of a treat, he's got good reason to step to the front of the line dance that he once touted. And that's because these days, he also has a song in his heart. That that song is "High Hopes" -- so...

Music

Doo-Wop 'Dreydl' or Sandler Ditty?

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Cantor David F. Tilman, JE Feature

Music for Chanukah, which begins on a Friday evening this year, varies widely from the traditional to the modern, from the serious and sublime to the silly, from the liturgical to contemporary whimsy and humorous satire. Cantors and music educators strive to bring the joy of the festival into the homes of students and their families through the music they...

Film & Television

The Baroness of Be-Bop

Nica and Monk: A lyrical love story that plays so right

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Michael Elkin

Juicy and jammed with side men and side dishes, "The Jazz Baroness" has all the meat and the trimmings that make it a thanks-worthy special this holiday season on Nov. 25 on HBO2. And what better to sip at this service than vintage Rothschild. That's what viewers get in this un-be-bop--believable docu which details the Jew and the Monk: the...

Music

Concert With a Yawning Divide

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Cantor David F. Tilman, JE Feature

With the Merriam Theater the site for the recent opening concert of a multi-city American and Canadian tour by Dudu Fisher -- the Israeli-born cantor, singer, actor -- one anticipated a special event from an entertainer whose life sounds like a remake of "The Jazz Singer." His 100-minute performance without intermission was presented with much enthusiasm, radiating great love of...