As one of the film industry’s most versatile and honored composers, James Newton Howard’s career spans over thirty years and encompasses more than 140 film and television projects. The eight-time Oscar nominee and Emmy and Grammy Award winner recaps his career creating his memorable sound for films and shows in this engaging conversation.
Postponed – Three-time Grammy nominee, Alexandra Patsavas fosters essential partnerships between Netflix studio producers and the music industry in her role as Director of Music Creative/Production for Original Series with the streaming company. Patsavas shares insights into her expansive and evolving career in the dynamic field of music supervision.
John Branca has been called “the #1 publishing lawyer in the country” while late global pop star Michael Jackson hailed him as “the greatest lawyer of our time.” Branca shares his unique professional journey and insights into his professional collaboration with some of the music industry’s biggest talents.
Jeannette Perez, Chief Experience Officer at Kobalt Music, shares her experience growing Kobalt’s business and the importance of fostering brand partnerships.
Michelle Jubelirer, COO of Capitol Music Group (CMG), discusses her unique perspective on music industry operations and the intricacies of supporting music labels.
Join Dr. Lorry Black, acclaimed local percussionist, klezmer musician, and our very own associate director, as he explores the ways in which you can engage any instrument in klezmer repertoire. Don’t forget to have your instrument at hand for this special two-part workshop engagement. He’ll be playing his xylophone!
The first program in the new series ‘Album Drop’, offered by the Lowell Milken Fund for American Jewish Music’ features a music legend. With two albums dropping, nothing can hold back the creative prowess of Grammy-winning Sir Frank London (of the acclaimed Klezmatics, Frank London’s Klezmer Brass Allstars, and many more).
Featuring “…one of the most talented musicians in the universe!” (Pete Seeger, The New York Times, April, 2011), David Amram is a composer whose long, varied and extensive career may also serve as a case study in the ongoing evolution of Jewish music. Learn about and connect with this artist to explore the inspirations behind his multiple compositions with Jewish themes
Tracing the use of song and dance to “tackle Islamic extremism” in Xinjiang, Rachel Harris shows how coerced musical performance is used to discipline and transform Muslim bodies against a background of state terror.
How do Ethiopian-Israeli musicians disrupt conceptions of postcolonialism and indigeneity? This presentation considers the work of Ethiopian musicians in Tel Aviv to understand how voice and representation are negotiated publicly by black minorities.
