Marilyn Lerner

It’s our final Radiant Others episode for 2024 and it’s a big one. Today on the podcast is pianist, composer and awesome human Marilyn Lerner. Based in Toronto, Marilyn makes music across a really wide range of sounds and practices ranging from Yiddish music to jazz, and beyond. Dan and Marilyn go deep into the ins and outs of their own artistic practices, connecting many different artists and kinds of music through their own histories. This episode is also very big in that it both previews and talks at length about a new album All Silent Things Speak Today (The Yiddish Poetry of Anna Margolin) that features Marilyn’s compositions setting the poetry of yiddish poet Anna Margolin for herself and her then partner Adrienne Cooper. For folks who have been in the yiddish scene for a while, Adrienne’s person, music and legacy is huge. For those who are newer, we hope that this draws you into some of what made her such an incredible artist and human being. This new album is incredible, as you’ll hear said often in the recording. Go check it out on the Borscht Beat Label!

Featured tracks:

1. All Silent Things Speak Today

2. Autumn

3. A Shtot Baym Yam