The Sounds of Jewish America with Joe Alterman

Name: The Sounds of Jewish America with Joe Alterman
Start: 2024-12-08T19:30:00-06:00
End: 2024-12-08T21:30:00-06:00
Location: 6007 Oreg Ave, Boulder, CO, United States, Colorado 80303

Schedule

Sun Dec 08 2024 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

6007 Oreg Ave, Boulder, CO, United States, Colorado 80303 | Boulder, CO

Experience the rich tapestry of "The Sounds of Jewish America," an educational musical extravaganza that shares and celebrates the captivating Jewish narrative behind so much iconic American music. Throughout the 20th century, Jews have always contributed to American popular music, from Irving Berlin's timeless classics to Carole King's chart-topping hits and beyond. However, according to pianist and scholar Joe Alterman, the Jewishness of the music is defined by its story and not necessarily by its melody. Part performance, part storytelling, Alterman shares timeless American music with fascinating Jewish stories woven into exploring the vibrant intersection of Jewish heritage and American music that defines a cultural legacy.
Alterman expresses a certain upbeat naivete with a broad smile and bright eyes that make you feel welcome. Ramsey Lewis describes his music as "happy music with tasty meat on the bones," Les McCann states, "Joe's on a 'blow your mind' level," and Ahmad Jamal calls him "a very special artist." The 21st century has brought another transition for this thing called jazz; in one moment, we see the push and pull between tradition and progression, and in another, we see Pop and Hip-Hop musicians emulating and sampling. In Joe Alterman, we find none of this struggle; the music just sounds good.
Explore www.joealtermanmusic.com and joealterman.bandcamp.com
Doors open at 6:30 pm with light appetizers and wine being served from 6:30 to 7 pm - the concert beginning at 7 pm.
Sunday, December 8 | 6:30 - 8:30 pm | $28 (Student price - $10)