Re: Celebrate Passover - Pre Release offer

[robert wiener <wiener...>]

Craig,

Congratulations.  I'd like a copy.  Should I send you a check (and if
so where) or credit card info?

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: CTaub1234 (at) aol(dot)com <CTaub1234 (at) aol(dot)com>
To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Monday, March 06, 2000 5:39 PM
Subject: Celebrate Passover - Pre Release offer


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.
#  #  #



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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