Gutkin/Rushefsky - DC Klezmer Workshop

Tsimbl master Pete Rushefsky and Grammy-winning fiddler Lisa Gutkin of the Klezmatics gave a master class for the DC Klezmer Workshop at Adas Israel congregation. 

Thanks to Pete, Lisa, Judy Barlas and Howard Ungar for making it all happen. Ot azoy!

Jews Against ICE | Protest

A large demonstration by a coalition of Jewish organizations in support of immigrants and against the current policies and practices by ICE, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency of the Homeland Security Department. The entirely peaceful but rousing protest was held in front of of ICE's Washington DC headquarters. Whistles and shofars were blown, and Hebrew prayers and chanting were offered up.

Among the sponsoring groups involved were Truah, Bend the Arc, J Street, HIAS, Jews United for Justice, the Jewish Labor Committee, and many area synagogues and havurot.

Lloyd Wolf / Nethers VA by Paul Corbit Brown. Time time time.

 SX-70 photo of me by Paul Corbit Brown at the cabin in Nethers, Virginia. Late 1980's. A time & a place. All times and places contain an infinity of charms, mysteries, and travails, galaxies of meaning and memory. Thanks, brother Paul. - #tohellwithhashtags.

A Joyful Noise review | PAPATAMUS REDUX

Thanks to Abe Goldtstien, bandleader of Iowa's Java Jews for his insightful review on the Papatamus Redux blog of "A Joyful Noise: Klezmer in Motion."

Mrs. Toretsky’s Nightmare | Reception for "A Joyful Noise" | Pozez JCC.

Mrs. Toretsky’s Nightmare played a klezmer music concert in conjunction with Lloyd Wolf’s “A Joyful Noise”exhibition reception at the Bodzin Gallery of the Pozez Jewish Community Center.

Many thanks to Zina Segal and curator Sarah Berry of the JCC.

The musicians: Trumpets, Abe Plaut & Howard Ungar; Drums and vocals, Rachel Goldsmith, Accordion; Aaron Blacksberg; Accordion and piccolo- Melissa Wilets; Tuba, Mark Haag; String bass, Tom Armstrong; Tenor saxophone, Noah Guthman.

From the vaults | Peter and the Noisemakers / Strokes of Genius

 I was in a band of sorts, back in yon years of yore.

Peter & the Noisemakers, backstage, HB Woodlawn School, Arlington VA, at the "Anti-Disco Bash" Nov. 2, 1979. We were under-rehearsed, loud, frantic, vaguely amusing. Avant-noise. 

Left to right: Anthony Morrow, David Nachmanoff, Peter Deer, Lloyd Wolf, John Moremen.

Another iteration of the band. Left to right: Scott McKnight, Kath Thaxton, Danielle Probst. Lloyd Wolf, Peter Deer, Bill Kamens. Photo probably by Roger Boersma (thanks Roger!)

Our very dumb logo: 

And the last band I was in, the Strokes of Genius, circa 1985. We actually could kind of play. Left to right: lloyd Wolf, my daughter Emma, Gene Griffiths, Mike Salkind, Peter Deer.