Sunday, October 21, 2012
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A taste of "In the Footsteps of Django" as seen by the wonderful members of the Anchorage Concert Association earlier this week. Enjoy! See you on the road again in your town real soon! Let us know where you are. We will try to get the show to you. Contact lynda.kraar@gmail.com.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
JOIN US FOR "IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF DJANGO!"
HOLD THE DATE!
Join us for....
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF DJANGO:
Europe's New Gypsy Jazz Masters
- Lulo Reinhardt
- Les Doigts de l'Homme
- Sebastien Giniaux and Norig
In The Footsteps Of Django brings together the best of the new Gypsy Jazz masters of Europe—LULO REINHARDT, a third generation German master, whose group the Latin Swing Project combines Gypsy Jazz with Latin rhythms. LES DOIGTS DE L'HOMME, France's leading contemporary Gypsy Jazz group, stunning musicians with a great sense of flair and humor on stage. And NORIG, a French singer with a Celtic name and Catalan roots, and a gift for bringing out the full range of feelings in Gypsy music, who will make her American debut accompanied by the gifted SEBASTIEN GINIAUX on guitar.
Fall tour dates and ticket purchase:
More exciting announcements coming. Visit us:
Please be sure to support our sponsors -
*** Saga Musical Instruments, featuring the Gitane Model DG 560, as used by Lulo Reinhardt
***Shubb Capos, the official capo of In the Footsteps of Django
***Savarez Strings, as used by Sebastien Sébastien Giniaux, Les Doigts de l'Homme and Lulo Reinhardt
One lucky concertgoer who enters our draw will win a Saga Gitane DG-560 Modele Lulo Reinhardt guitar, as used by Lulo on our tour (valued at $1850). We will also be giving away one Shubb capo at each performance, as used by Lulo and the rest of guitarists on our tour. It is the most popular capo in the world today. All our musicians use Savarez strings, which have been generously provided by the company.
One lucky concertgoer who enters our draw will win a Saga Gitane DG-560 Modele Lulo Reinhardt guitar, as used by Lulo on our tour (valued at $1850). We will also be giving away one Shubb capo at each performance, as used by Lulo and the rest of guitarists on our tour. It is the most popular capo in the world today. All our musicians use Savarez strings, which have been generously provided by the company.
Thursday, August 09, 2012
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
It's not too early to mark your calendars!
Sunday, April 29, 2012, 3:00 PM
Sixth Street Community Synagogue
325 E. Sixth St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Ave.), New York City, 10003
Includes 3 choruses, each with a 30-minute set.
The other 2 choruses: Cantigas Women's Choir; NYU Madrigal Singers.
Tickets: $15 which includes a free beverage; $10 kids aged 5-12.
Cash only, at the door. There will be an intermission.
Visit www.thejppc.org for more information!
Thursday, January 05, 2012
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF DJANGO: A PRELUDE! JOIN US!
HILTON HOTEL, THIS SATURDAY NIGHT, JANUARY 7, AT 11 P.M. in the
REGENT PARLOUR, 2ND FLOOR
HILTON HOTEL, THIS SATURDAY NIGHT, JANUARY 7, AT 11 P.M. in the
REGENT PARLOUR, 2ND FLOOR
JOIN US! Lulo Reinhardt and Olivier Kikteff, two of Europe's most popular Gypsy Jazz guitarists, are the "stars" of the upcoming In the Footsteps Of Django show, touring the US in October/November 2012. They are charismatic and wildly inventive, whether playing a lightning-fast swing tune or a beautiful ballad. A rare opportunity to see them together in this prelude to our full-blown tour.
A production of Teaneck-based INTERNATIONAL MASTERS SERIES!
SPONSORED BY SHUBB CAPOS - visit them at www.shubb.com
Contact Herschel Freeman for bookings. For more information, contact Lynda Kraar at lynda.kraar@gmail.com.
***We are asking all our friends in the Gypsy jazz community and beyond to help us by telling your industry friends and colleagues. Help make this tour a success so that we can continue to bring the best musicians in the world to the American stage.***
Check out IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF DJANGO here -
www.herschelfreemanagency.com/django/django.html
www.reverbnation.com/inthefootstepsofdjango
A production of Teaneck-based INTERNATIONAL MASTERS SERIES!
SPONSORED BY SHUBB CAPOS - visit them at www.shubb.com
Contact Herschel Freeman for bookings. For more information, contact Lynda Kraar at lynda.kraar@gmail.com.
***We are asking all our friends in the Gypsy jazz community and beyond to help us by telling your industry friends and colleagues. Help make this tour a success so that we can continue to bring the best musicians in the world to the American stage.***
Check out IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF DJANGO here -
www.herschelfreemanagency.com/django/django.html
www.reverbnation.com/inthefootstepsofdjango
Monday, November 14, 2011
November 14, 1995.
I'm still staggered at the thought: It was 16 years ago today that I met Martin Stephen Kraar, the popular, respected, and sometimes feared executive vice president of the Council of Jewish Federations (CJF). It would be a life-altering event. I was working for the Jewish Agency for Israel. Some 4,000 Jewish communal leaders and philanthropists had gathered in Boston for the CJF General Assembly. No one could have imagined that we would be converging upon Boston to collectively mourn the tragic death of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Throngs of people were going through the motion of coming to town for their various gatherings that week, yet the crowd was shocked and numbed from the events of the day - not knowing what to do or how to absorb the information: Israel was an orphan. We were murderers. We were victims. We were orphans. We were lost. The people of the book were speechless.
Marty was doing what he did best: Managing. A black Motorola flip cellphone glued to his ear, Marty was working on logistics for the keynote speaker at the opening plenary. Benjamin Netanyahu wanted to speak, but Shimon Peres was the president and was next in line. Marty never lost his composure. His salt and pepper wavy hair was immaculate; he dressed to the nines; he wore power casual loafers. He never broke a sweat. You could not read him. He had a secret, and you wanted to know the secret, too, so you followed him around. He oozed that charisma everywhere he went. I would never knew him not to be a fashion plate: He did not disappoint on the day I met him.
Some of you know the story - I was geting my press releases ready for the media onslaught. I made plenty of copies of my three now-famous press releases (see below). I was feeling my prowess - dressed in a velour heather-grey short-sleeved turtleneck sweater and a black velour skirt cut above the knee; patterned black hose; black pumps. Screamingly understated. Center of attention. Much as I had dressed during my music career when I was playing my fretless Fender Precision/Jazz bass every night. I was still that rock star.
As I came out of the press area, I spied Marty and walked toward him, pointing to my name tag. We stood, frozen, and then we embraced, roaring with nervous laughter. In all the time I was preparing for the GA, which had been at least six weeks, including the assassination, I had never met Marty. We heard about each other. We were supposed to be at meetings together, but I was so wrapped up in my own work that I never left the office. We were about to head into a very tumultuous and uncertain time in Jewish life, and we both knew it: The thousands of us who were there at that moment could not escape from that uneasy feeling - what Marty used to call "free-floating anxiety," which has always been felt by the Jewish people.
Here it was, again, this time in our generation - and we were ordained to figure our way out of it. This time, anyway.
The rest is commentary.
I'm still staggered at the thought: It was 16 years ago today that I met Martin Stephen Kraar, the popular, respected, and sometimes feared executive vice president of the Council of Jewish Federations (CJF). It would be a life-altering event. I was working for the Jewish Agency for Israel. Some 4,000 Jewish communal leaders and philanthropists had gathered in Boston for the CJF General Assembly. No one could have imagined that we would be converging upon Boston to collectively mourn the tragic death of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Throngs of people were going through the motion of coming to town for their various gatherings that week, yet the crowd was shocked and numbed from the events of the day - not knowing what to do or how to absorb the information: Israel was an orphan. We were murderers. We were victims. We were orphans. We were lost. The people of the book were speechless.
Marty was doing what he did best: Managing. A black Motorola flip cellphone glued to his ear, Marty was working on logistics for the keynote speaker at the opening plenary. Benjamin Netanyahu wanted to speak, but Shimon Peres was the president and was next in line. Marty never lost his composure. His salt and pepper wavy hair was immaculate; he dressed to the nines; he wore power casual loafers. He never broke a sweat. You could not read him. He had a secret, and you wanted to know the secret, too, so you followed him around. He oozed that charisma everywhere he went. I would never knew him not to be a fashion plate: He did not disappoint on the day I met him.
Some of you know the story - I was geting my press releases ready for the media onslaught. I made plenty of copies of my three now-famous press releases (see below). I was feeling my prowess - dressed in a velour heather-grey short-sleeved turtleneck sweater and a black velour skirt cut above the knee; patterned black hose; black pumps. Screamingly understated. Center of attention. Much as I had dressed during my music career when I was playing my fretless Fender Precision/Jazz bass every night. I was still that rock star.
As I came out of the press area, I spied Marty and walked toward him, pointing to my name tag. We stood, frozen, and then we embraced, roaring with nervous laughter. In all the time I was preparing for the GA, which had been at least six weeks, including the assassination, I had never met Marty. We heard about each other. We were supposed to be at meetings together, but I was so wrapped up in my own work that I never left the office. We were about to head into a very tumultuous and uncertain time in Jewish life, and we both knew it: The thousands of us who were there at that moment could not escape from that uneasy feeling - what Marty used to call "free-floating anxiety," which has always been felt by the Jewish people.
Here it was, again, this time in our generation - and we were ordained to figure our way out of it. This time, anyway.
The rest is commentary.
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Play Guitar Like A Pro!
I am accepting beginners through intermediate players ($60/hr.) in a variety of musical styles. I will help develop the students' love of music, while nurturing their desire to learn.
My specialties include:
- Acoustic guitar
- Electric guitar
- Electric bass
I will include some theory, reading, and harmony and work on ear training, enabling students to listen and reproduce what they are hearing.
In addition to the pure joy of playing our instrument, I use a variety of other resources, including my wealth of hand-picked "favorites" on YouTube and other sites. I'm user-friendly; my students can always email me, send me links, and ask my assistance between lessons.
New this year: In celebration of guitar great Django Reinhardt, and for those students who would like to learn the Gypsy jazz style, I will be teaching authentic comping chords, patterns and scales.
Whenever possible, I will host a special workshop or master class that will feature noted musicians.
Also new this year:
I am very excited to announce that I can accommodate one student who would like to learn how to play Renaissance lute ($90/hr). The student will use one of my Hieber 8-course lutes and will learn to read the musical notation that was used in the 1500s. Learn the music that Shakespeare heard, and find out firsthand why Sting loves the lute!
My prices are affordable (Renaissance lute is higher due to instrument maintenance), and my hours are flexible. Evenings and weekend hours are available and some mornings.
Play guitar like a pro!
My specialties include:
- Acoustic guitar
- Electric guitar
- Electric bass
I will include some theory, reading, and harmony and work on ear training, enabling students to listen and reproduce what they are hearing.
In addition to the pure joy of playing our instrument, I use a variety of other resources, including my wealth of hand-picked "favorites" on YouTube and other sites. I'm user-friendly; my students can always email me, send me links, and ask my assistance between lessons.
New this year: In celebration of guitar great Django Reinhardt, and for those students who would like to learn the Gypsy jazz style, I will be teaching authentic comping chords, patterns and scales.
Whenever possible, I will host a special workshop or master class that will feature noted musicians.
Also new this year:
I am very excited to announce that I can accommodate one student who would like to learn how to play Renaissance lute ($90/hr). The student will use one of my Hieber 8-course lutes and will learn to read the musical notation that was used in the 1500s. Learn the music that Shakespeare heard, and find out firsthand why Sting loves the lute!
My prices are affordable (Renaissance lute is higher due to instrument maintenance), and my hours are flexible. Evenings and weekend hours are available and some mornings.
Play guitar like a pro!
Visit the hot link at the top of the page or visit http://www.thumbtack.com/nj/teaneck/guitar-lessons/guitar-bass-lessons
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