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Mickey Katz
… Meyer Myron 'Mickey' Katz was an American musician and comedian who specialized in Jewish humor. Katz … for his parodies, but he created more traditional klezmer music as well. Although he was primarily a jazz musician, all of his parodies have a distinct klezmer …
Joseph Moskowitz
… was an American cimbalom player, and a recording artist in New York City during the first half of the … century. He was a descendant of a family of klezmer musicians and was among the most well-known American … He had a wide repertoire which included not only Jewish music but also Romanian, classical, and ragtime music. Full …
Haim Effendi
… In spite of his unparalleled fame as a singer and musician during his lifetime, very few details about the … characterized by an exposure to Western culture (most particularly French), to liberal trends in Judaism … sources and “Sephardized” them, i.e. rendered them in his particular style. Secondly, he commanded repertoires of …
Eliakum Zunser
… He was the first badhan to have a rudimentary knowledge of music. By his personal qualities he raised the profession of … Its theme was the joy of returning to plow the Jewish earth in the Holy Land. Zunser himself hoped to settle in the … 1 2009. Nulman, Macy. Concise Encyclopedia of Jewish Music , New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1975. ' …
Emanuel Amiran (Pougatchov)
… fundamentals of Jewish culture. In Russia, Amiran began his music studies with Joel Engel and Prof. David Shor. In 1921, … Later, Amiran moved to Tel Aviv where he taught music at various schools and seminaries. He ended this work in 1934 when he departed for London to study at the Trinity College of Music, …
Joseph Albaradani
Joseph Albarandi lived in Baghdad during the tenth century. Sources suggest that he…
Al-Mansur Al-Yahudi
… Court musician. Al-Mansur Al-Yahudi was court musician for the Umayyad Caliph Al-Hakam I in Cordoba, Spain … USA, 2007. 679. 22 vols. Source: Encyclopedia Judaica . An article by Amnon Shiloah with a reference to Al-Mansur …
Abramo Dall' Arpa
… Italian musician. Member of the dall'Arpa family from Mantua, whose … member of the Mantuan Jewish community. In 1542 he participated in a dramatic production at the Mantuan court, playing the part of Pan. He appears to have served the court under Duke …
Manahem Avidom
… 1955 to the end of his life, some of the most important music institutions in Israel, such as the Israel Composers’ … Association), and The Public Council for Culture and Art. A prolific composer and known public figure (also … who wrote arrangements for the unique Jewish-Yemenite artist and singer, Bracha Zefira, and based many of their …
Abraham Ber Birnbaum
… to a Hassidic family in Pultusk, Poland. He was exposed to music as a young child while accompanying his father on … his first piece (Al Neharot Bavel), and began publishing articles in “Hazfira” magazine. In 1891, Birnbaum returned … of establishing a cantors’ union in Poland; publishing articles on Jewish music in 'Hazfirah' and 'Haolam' …