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Inside Player

Oran Etkin takes his cues from Malian griots, Louis Armstrong, and the shtetl

By Vox Tablet · September 9, 2009

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Jazzed Up

New albums find inspiration in the Passover haggadah

By Alexander Gelfand · August 27, 2009

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The Mute Stones

Once bustling, and long silent, Krakow’s streets sing anew

By Josh Kun · July 16, 2009

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Prying Eyes

A klezmer musician turns her grandmother’s FBI files into musical theater

By Vox Tablet · June 9, 2009

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Live Wires

Musical stage acts with soul

By Matthue Roth · February 26, 2009

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Tooting Their Own Horns

Musical know-it-alls talk the talk, but can they walk the walk?

By Alexander Gelfand · February 10, 2009

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Kindred Spirits

The overlapping musical traditions of the Roma and the Jews

By Alexander Gelfand · November 26, 2008

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All You Can Eat

Paul Shapiro’s music is a buffet of treats

By Alexander Gelfand · November 13, 2008

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Crossroads

Two musicians meet at the intersection of then and now

By Alexander Gelfand · October 30, 2008

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Grass Roots

Hill country and the old country merge in a unique folk sound

By Alexander Gelfand · October 16, 2008

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Rise and Shine

What happens when 100 klezmer musicians from around the world gather for a photo op?

By Julie Subrin · October 22, 2007

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Bleeding Melodies

Composer Osvaldo Golijov

By Alicia Zuckerman · April 18, 2007

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Ghetto Music

When Italians fell for klezmer, Francesco Spagnolo tuned them in to the forgotten sounds of their own people

By Boris Fishman · December 12, 2005

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Hidden Sympathies

A dubious portrait of Shostakovich as dissident has been debunked, but motifs in his work underscore his discord with Soviet power.

By James Loeffler · May 7, 2004