Today on the Radiant Others Podcast, Dan speaks with Ira Khonen Temple. Ira is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and embedded cultural organizer. Recent credits include accordionist for Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, and music director of Indecent at the Weston Playhouse, Great Small Works’ Muntergang and Other Cheerful Downfalls, the Aftselakhis Spectacle Committe Purimshpil, and … Continue reading Ira Khonen Temple
Today on The Radiant Others Podcast we hear a conversation between Dan and Aaron Bendich, the founder of Borscht Beat, a multifaceted cultural project with a focus on Jewish Music. After a decade of collecting records, Bendich launched Borscht Beat as a radio program on WJFF Radio Catskill in early 2021 (listen to past programs here). … Continue reading Aaron Bendich/Borscht Beat
What would it be like if klezmer music’s geographic and historical continuity had never been interrupted? Today I talk to violinist, composer, educator, and researcher Zoë Aqua about her experiences researching Jewish and non-Jewish music in Transylvania and surrounding regions in Hungary and Romania. These are regions where musicians have been exceptionally successful at keeping … Continue reading Zoë Aqua
How do you bring people in and get them invested in Ashkenazic Expressive Culture? The Klezmer Institute has a few ideas! In this episode I sit down with Klezmer Institute leaders Christina Crowder (her 2nd appearance on the Podcast!) and Clara Byom. They share stories about how this community fueled organization began, where they are … Continue reading The Klezmer Institute
A very hearty welcome back to the Radiant Others Podcast! There is a lot of new music coming out in our Yiddish world, and so it’s the perfect time to drop back in with NEW episodes to share conversations with the people making it happen! This is our first in a while and it’s a … Continue reading Tsvey Brider
Hello Everyone! Dan Blacksberg here, to let you know that the Radiant Others Podcast will have New Episodes coming to your podcast feed very soon! There’s a lot of really amazing music and work being done right now in our klezmer and Yiddish world. I can’t wait to share new episodes that feature wonderful people … Continue reading COMING SOON: New Episodes
I’m thrilled to share this very special episode of the Radiant Others Podcast with you all. On this episode: Ray Musiker. Ray is a living legend – clarinetist, saxophonist, educator and composer. He’s a leading figure in 20th-century Yiddish-American music and he’s still leading the way in the 21st century. Ray is the fourth generation … Continue reading RAY MUSIKER LIVING MUSICAL LEGACY PODCAST
After a hiatus due to many great composition and performing projects, the Radiant Others Klezmer Music Podcast is back! And we are back with a great one! In today’s episode I talk to bassist, tubist, guitarist, producer, songwriter, guerrilla folklorist, and all around musical macher, Mark Rubin. Mark and I met at Klezkamp in 2002, … Continue reading Mark Rubin (Radiant Others Returns!)
On Sunday, October 28th in Philadelphia, a concert took place called Soul Songs: Inspiring Women of Klezmer. It was conceived and led by the one and only Susan Watts, (check out her episode from a while back) and featured a total of 11 women and non-binary klezmer musicians. The concert had only new compositions by … Continue reading Susan Watts – Soul Songs Reflections
Hi Everyone! Welcome back to another episode of Radiant Others! I’m really glad we’re rolling again with new episodes and this one is a good one. Christina Crowder is an accordionist, and an important researcher of klezmer, Romanian and Moldavian musics. She’s great to play with, and great to hang out with. We go deep … Continue reading Christina Crowder