Laura Wetzler Concerts March

[Laura Wetzler <laura...>]

For immediate release. Please Contact: Maggie Sash
161 W.61 St. 35c NYC 10023
413 634-5617 F. 413 634-0133
media (at) laurawetzler(dot)com
http://www.laurawetzler.com/presskit
?A fascinating new album?vastly impressive?
superb performances...a major achievement.?
Robert Sherman, of The New York Times, WFUV

ASCAP Award Winning Singer-Songwriter
Laura Wetzler
Sat. March 15, 8pm
?A World of Jewish Song in Hebrew, Yiddish and Ladino?
I.L. Peretz Secular Jewish Community
Rutgers University, New Brunswick Campus
Rutgers Labor Education Center,
Ryders Lane, New Brunswick, New Jersey
$10 members, $12 non-members, Students $6 (732)545-9691

Wed. March 19, 7:30pm
?Sacred Resistance:
Jewish Songs of Peace, Justice and Social Change from Around the World
Jewish Currents Magazine Event at  The Brecht Forum 122 West 27th St., 10th 
Floor, NYC $10. at the door (212) 924-5740
A cross-cultural exploration of how Jewish communities worldwide use both 
sacred and secular Jewish songs to survive in the face of annihilation, 
organize, fuel active resistance to oppression and pursue peace and 
justice. Sung in Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, Amharic (Ethiopia), Judeo-Italian 
and English.

??Jewels of the Diaspora' proves we can honor our ethnic identities, our 
many identities,
and create something extraordinary together.? -Educational Alliance, NYC
  ?Very exciting- one leaves feeling supported as a human being through the 
celebration of life.?
Brooklyn Arts Exchange
  ?On fire!?a hot, upbeat mix of music from around America and around the 
World?
a fun, ecstatic explosion of Black and Jewish creativity.? -Three Arrows 
Concerts, NYC
  ?Great show! -exactly what our World Week celebration is all 
about.?-Rutgers University
LAURA WETZLER & JANIECE THOMPSON in
?JEWELS OF THE DIASPORA- A Concert Celebration of African-American and 
Jewish Song"
A Benefit for The Unity Fellowship  Capitol Campaign
Saturday, March 29, 6pm
Unitarian Universalist Church of Atlanta
1911 Cliff Valley Way NE, Atlanta, Georgia. Info:(770) 469-0332
Tickets: $25 Adults, $15 Students and Seniors. at the door, and at Charis 
Bookstore
Co-sponsored by ZAMI, Inc. and Estrofest Productions

Laura Wetzler and Janiece Thompson, two powerfully gifted voices rooted 
lovingly in their respective musical traditions, share a thunderous 
celebration of the human spirit in this unique concert event. ?Jewels of 
the Diaspora? is an exciting evening ringing with songs of struggle, 
survival, freedom and peace from diverse African-American and Jewish 
sources, sung in English, Hebrew, Ladino (Judeo-Spanish), Yiddish and 
Amharic (Ethiopian).  The ?Jewels of the Diaspora? concert, touring for the 
past 12 years,  is a moving musical performance bringing together audiences 
from every background in community events and concert halls and nationwide, 
exploring both difference and commonality in mutual respect and joy.

JANIECE THOMPSON began singing Gospel music at age 4 when she became star 
soloist with The Thompson Family Singers,  touring extensively under the 
direction of her mother, a church music director. A highly respected New 
York concert and session singer, Janiece has recorded as featured soloist 
with The Lavender Light Gospel Choir, appeared on PBS and toured with 
Lavender Light,  The Crossroad Singers and the NY quartet, Pillars of Salt. 
She is experienced in every style of African-American vocal music, 
including Gospel, R&B, folk, Pop and Jazz. ?The most beautiful, powerful 
voice I?ve heard in a long time.?  Ellie Covan, Dixon Place NYC

ASCAP Award winning singer-songwriter-guitarist LAURA WETZLER tours 
nationally in over 150 concerts and lectures each year, singing 23 
different programs, featuring World Jewish Roots Music in Hebrew, Yiddish 
and Ladino, original music, and the great classics of American song. 
Laura?s newly released CD, Kabbalah Music: Songs of the Jewish Mystics has 
turned into a critical success and surprise ?cross-over? hit, currently 
receiving airplay on over 600 stations around the world. Laura?s CDs 
Songwriter?s Notebook and Kabbalah Music are available at 
http://www.amazon.com/; http://www.cdbaby.com 
http://www.hatikvahmusic.com/,  http://www.jewishmusic.com/; 
http://www.soundswrite.com/; & stores everywhere. For information on 24 
different programs and downloadable press photos, visit www.laurawetzler.com
  ?Top 10 World Music Charts? Toronto Radio
?Top 10 World Music Charts? WSIA, NYC
  ?Great!? Michael Stock, WLRN, Miami
??Kabbalah Music? is simple beauty and big ideas?? Larry Parnass, Daily 
Hampshire Gazette,
  ?Sounds beautiful on the air?adds a new dimension to my program.? Barry 
Reisman, WNWR, Philadelphia
?Kabbalah Music? is one of the best albums of new Jewish music in the past 
decade and establishes Wetzler in the forefront of the rich, exciting 
renaissance of contemporary Jewish music. Laura does a terrific job of 
presenting a focused, coherent overview of Jewish music?s span and 
scope?carefully annotated?Wetzler is a versatile, affecting vocalist who is 
up to the linguistic challenge of singing in English, Hebrew, Aramaic, 
Yiddish, Ladino and Lugandan-Hebrew dialect, as well as the challenge of 
tackling the different styles of singing ?a masterful work of folklore and 
scholarship, as well as a beautifully performed work of original, 
traditional-based music??
Seth Rogovoy, Author, The Essential Klezmer, WAMC Northeast Public Radio
  ??pure vocal ecstasy! Multi-talented award winning singer-songwriter 
Laura Wetzler triumphs...?
Judy Caplan Ginsburgh, Jewish Entertainment Resources
  ?Captivating? Elizabeth Hockstad, The Jewish Ledger
?Spirited and beautiful.? Hadassah Magazine
?Fantastic? George Robinson, The New York Jewish Week