Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles

P. F. Sloan: P.F. Sloan Reveals the Jewish Origins of 'Eve of Destruction'

Retrospective and Interview by Steven Rosen, Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, 2006

'EVE OF DESTRUCTION', the famous folk-rock-protest hit record from 1965, isn't usually regarded as a specifically Jewish song. Or even a religious one, for that ...

At Hatikvah Music, the Whole World is Jewish

Report and Interview by Kirk Silsbee, Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, 23 December 2006

BOXES ARE SCATTERED around the floor of Hatikvah Music International at 436 N. Fairfax Avenue. Stacks of CDs, reams of packing plastic, mounds of mailing ...

Up From the Ashes: Ed Pearl's Art and Activism

Profile and Interview by Kirk Silsbee, Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, 18 April 2008

IT'S ELEVEN A.M. and Ed Pearl is the first customer at Masa, his restaurant of choice in Echo Park. The owner, Tom, greets him warmly, ...

Anat Cohen: Jazz clarinetist Anat Cohen — so many roads

Interview by Kirk Silsbee, Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, 28 July 2008

JAZZ STAYS VITAL by virtue of the young players who step up and bring something new to the music. One of the most delightful "arrivals" ...

Suicide: How the Godfathers of Punk Kept The Faith

Interview by Paul Lester, Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, 10 October 2008

New Yorkers Alan Vega and Marty Rev were punks before punk was invented, known in the '70s for their violent gigs and raging synth rock. ...

Laura Nyro, Mark Winkler: Mark Winkler Finds Healing in the Songs of Laura Nyro

Report and Interview by Kirk Silsbee, Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, 7 June 2013

ASK JAZZ SINGER and songwriter Mark Winkler which of his parents he favors and he's unequivocal.  "Oh, I'm definitely my mother's son," he grins.  "My ...

Alon Nechushtan: Jazz music with Israeli roots

Interview by Kirk Silsbee, Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, 9 July 2014

THE HISTORY of jazz is rife with junctures where the music received an infusion of creative innovation from the far-flung provinces: Louis Armstrong turned Chicago ...

Leonard Cohen: Tea and Oranges on High Holy Days

Retrospective by Kirk Silsbee, Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, 17 October 2014

LIKE MANY OF us, author Harvey Kubernik first heard Leonard Cohen through his interpreters.  Judy Collins recorded Cohen's obliquely lyrical 'Suzanne' and the sardonic suicide ...

Terry Gibbs: House Terry Gibbs built at Age 92 delights jazz fans

Retrospective and Interview by Kirk Silsbee, Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, 14 June 2017

UNTIL A FEW YEARS AGO, vibraphonist Terry Gibbs was the oldest performing headliner in jazz. But at 91, he decided to cover his vibes for ...

Fred Hersch: Open Book May Rewrite Hersch's Grammy History

Interview by Kirk Silsbee, Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, 3 January 2018

TOP CONTEMPORARY JAZZ pianist Fred Hersch, who is nominated for two 2018 Grammy Awards, has long channeled his turbulent life into his work. The 62-year-old ...