[HANASHIR:5433] Celebrate Passover Availble ...Pre- Release

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Dear Friends,

Celebrate Passover will soon be availble. As a special pre release offer we 
would be happy to provide list members with a copy of the cd for $12 
including shipping!  Please
send us a note to this address by 3/15 and we will process your order.

Thanks

Craig Taubman  


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                    PRESS CONTACTS: 
Beth Blenz-Clucas, 503-293-9498
Maxine Goldstein, 314-725-2522

CRAIG 'N CO. LAUNCHES CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSIC LABEL
WITH ?CELEBRATE PASSOVER?

LOS ANGELES, CA, March 1, 2000 ? Passover is the season when families gather 
and stories of exile and liberation are told and retold.  Music is an 
integral part of the celebration, and a new recording will help everyone get 
in the spirit.

Celebrate Passover is a compilation of some of the most innovative Jewish 
music today, representing musical styles of the Middle East, Spain and even 
theAfrican spiritual as well as klezmer and other more traditional forms of 
spiritual expression. Celebrate Passover is due for release from independent 
label Craig ?n Co. on March 14 ($14.98CD/$9.98 cassette), 

The new album marks the launch of the Celebrate Series of Jewish music. ?Our 
goal with the Celebrate Series is to create soundtracks for all of the major 
Jewish festivals and holidays,? explains Craig Taubman, producer of the 
series and one of the featured artists. 

For over two decades Craig 'n Co. has brought to life the joy and spirit of 
Jewish heritage.  In producing the Celebrate Series, Craig 'n Co. hopes to 
reach an even broader market exposing the community to new and exciting 
artists representing a wide variety of musical genres. ?Celebrate Passover? 
includes 14 cuts, including a track with Taubman and guitar legend Laurence 
Juber. Other featured artists include Debbie Friedman, Rick Recht, Shlomo 
Gronich and the Sheba Choir, Alan Eder, Gerard Edery, David Broza, Alberto 
Mizrahi, Safam, Jon Simon, Karen Daniel, Linda Hirschorn, Dana Mase and Doug 
Mishkin.

Taubman looks for music that touches people on a deep level. ?Music and art 
can change our lives and attitudes in a very real and immediate way,? he 
explains. ?Its effect may be difficult to describe in words, but its power 
cannot be denied.?

The next Celebrate Series releases in 2000 will be Celebrate Shabbat and Celeb
rate Hanukkah. Celebrate Hanukkah is an all-encompassing celebration of the 
festival of lights, with songs representing contemporary, classical, Yiddish 
and Ladino musical styles, available this fall. 

In celebration of the season and the new record label, Craig ?n Co. will 
donate 50 percent of the net proceeds from the sale of Celebrate Passover to 
ARMDI Magen David Adom, the equivalent of the Red Cross in Israel.

Celebrate Passover is available at music and specialty stores nationally or 
by calling Sounds Write at (800) 976-8639. For more information about the Cele
brate Series, call 800-6-CRAIG-8 or visit www.celebrateseries.com.
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CELEBRATE PASSOVER
Featured Artists

LINDA HIRSCHORN travels around the country sharing music from her six 
original recordings. Her songs have been published in major song anthologies 
and choral arrangements and are used around the world. RICK RECHT often 
referred to as the Jewish Dave Matthews, is one of the fastest rising stars 
in the national Jewish music scene.  ALAN EDER is a Fulbright Scholar who 
holds degrees in Ethnomusicology and African music performance. He is also 
the producer of the two best-selling Jewish Reggae Albums. GERARD EDERY is a 
vibrant classically trained baritone with the skills of a virtuoso guitarist. 
His inventive harmonies and intricate arrangements bring new spirit to 
Judeo-Spanish music. LAURENCE JUBER was lead guitarist for Paul McCartney's 
Wings, winning a "Best Rock Instrumental" Grammy award for the track 
"Rockestra".  He was recently voted #1 Guitarist by the readers of Fingerstyle
 Magazine. CRAIG TAUBMAN is one of the most respected voices in family 
entertainment, releasing albums with Walt Disney Records and BMG.  He has 
produced music for TV and film projects with Paramount, New Line, Fox, 
Disney, HBO and PBS.  DEBBIE FRIEDMAN has become a treasured part of our 
lives. Her music is living Judaism - from her they learned the Hebrew 
alphabet, through her, they came to love prayers that might otherwise have 
remained strings of foreign words.  DAVID BROZA is more than just a 
singer-songwriter, he is one of the community?s most gifted artists and 
communicators. With 19 albums to his credit, many of which have gone gold, 
platinum and multi-platinum, David is one of the top-selling Israeli artists 
in the world. ALBERTO MIZRAHI is the cantor?s cantor. He possesses one of the 
world?s most accomplished cantorial voices and is often referred to as the 
?Pavarotti of Jewish music.? SAFAM has been revolutionizing popular Jewish 
music for over 25 years, creating an indigenous Jewish-American sound. SAFAM 
has recorded 10 albums of original compositions smoothly blending the 
traditional with the contemporary. JON SIMON has been performing his 
contemporary piano interpretations from the Jewish heritage for over 20 
years. He has performed for the U.S. Senate, the Israeli Ambassador and 
President Bill Clinton. KAREN DANIEL writes and sings her original songs, 
blending folk, country and gospel sounds with a strong knowledge of Jewish 
heritage. DOUG MISHKIN is one of the Jewish community?s preeminent singers 
for social justice, appearing at hundreds of concerts and programs across the 
country. DANA MASE is a critically acclaimed singer/songwriter whose 
spiritual words and music combine elements of pop, rock and folk music. A 
single from her CD, "Sitting with an Angel" was featured on the hit TV show, 
"Dawson's Creek?. SHLOMO GRONICH & THE SHEBA CHOIR bring the music of 
Ethiopian Jewish children into the multicultural mix of ?Celebrate Passover.?

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