[HANASHIR:12903] Sharing something I think you would like

[AnnaRuach <AnnaRuach...>]

Chevra --

All of us on this list have a passionate commitment to Judaism and Jewish 
music, and are always seeking creative ways to express this commitment.  I 
want to tell you about a group that played at my temple recently, and they 
are truly extraordinary.  It's an Israeli jazz quintet called Seeds of Sun.  
Made up of vocalist Michal Cohen (Ella Fitzgerald and Ofra Haza come back to 
life, I kid you not); Mattan Klein, flute; Yoav Polachek, piano; Itamar 
Ziegler, bass; and Yuval Lion, drums -- they are all consummate professionals 
and have gigged around with top jazz players in Israel and the US.  Their 
repertoire consists of standards such as Nurit Hirsch's "Oseh Shalom" and 
"Yerushalayim Shel Zahav," taken to the outer limits of creative artistry; 
original compositions; and even some American jazz standards (they did "My 
Funny Valentine" at our show -- sweet!).  They can also do workshops on the 
subject of Hebrew song.  You can get in touch with them via their leader 
Mattan Klein.  He can be reached at mattanklein (at) aol(dot)com(dot)  I give 
them 5 
stars!!!!!

Cantor Anna Ott
Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple
New Brunswick, NJ