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A Musical Odyssey, Comic Con at the Shrine, Two’s Company, Man Ray

Dikla Kadosh November 2, 2007

Arts and entertainment briefs.

Theater: Sax on the mic molds music into ‘Clay’

Karla S. Blume September 28, 2007

Since the beginning of human history, man has struggled to figure out the meaning of life. Writer and solo performer Matt Sax\’s hip-hop musical, \”Clay,\” doesn\’t just explain the notion of pain and struggle, but makes audiences part of the cure.

Black Eyed Peas and the Commitments rock the walls of Jerusalem

Jessica Steinberg September 21, 2007

\”We\’re missing the MTV Awards for this because we feel it\’s a very important \’cause … this is the Holy Land,\” said Fergie. It was the Black Eyed Peas\’ second concert in Israel, having performed in Tel Aviv last summer. But it was their first time performing in Jerusalem, where they headlined Jerusalem Rocks! a nonprofit international music festival celebrating peace and unity.

Think you know ‘The Jazz Singer’? You ain’t heard nothin’ yet!

Pat Sierchio September 21, 2007

The Warners predicted, correctly, that \”The Jazz Singer\” would be \”without a doubt, the biggest stride since the birth of the industry.\” But the film\’s importance may not rest solely on the fact that it was the first sound film. It was also the first film to boldly address the assimilation of immigrant Jews into American culture.

The (almost) hardest-working man in classical music

David Mermelstein September 21, 2007

\”I have the great good fortune to have an ear to the ground and a great many wonderful colleagues,\” Kahane said of his network of music-world sources, mostly fellow musicians with whom the conductor has formed strong bonds.

A Gift Ignored

William Goldstein September 21, 2007

The Master of the Universe has given us a gift that can connect us to the spiritual world, the one that exists beyond our physical reality. That gift is music, yet, sadly, most synagogues ignore the spiritual power of highly organized art music, the form many refer to as \”classical music.\”