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uwishunu® Sponsors City's First Radical Jewish Music Festival With John Zorn
Visitors To Philly Encouraged To Make It A Night Or Two During The Progressive Four-day Event
Press Release
uwishunu® SPONSORS CITY’S FIRST RADICAL JEWISH MUSIC FESTIVAL WITH JOHN ZORN Visitors To Philly Encouraged To Make It A Night Or Two During The Progressive Four-day Event PHILADELPHIA, February 28, 2008 - Philly’s insider blog, uwishunu.com, is sponsoring the city’s first Radical Jewish Music Festival, spanning four days March 1-4, and including five different concerts. An initiative of the Ars Nova Workshop 2008 Concert Series, the festival features two performances by celebrated composer and saxophonist John Zorn, a major player in the experimental music scene since the 1970s. The series will also present concerts by renowned guitarist Jon Madof, Israeli-born singer Ayelet Rose Gottlieb and local trombonist Dan Blacksberg. Radical Jewish Music Festival Image courtesy of the Radical Jewish Music Festival
Providing under-the-radar Philly finds on eating, drinking, music, culture and more, uwishunu.com, the centerpiece of a tourism program created by the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) and funded by the City of Philadelphia, will post observations about the concert series on the blog. In addition, a uwishunu® sponsorship will make it possible for the Radical Jewish Music Festival to reach a larger local audience and introduce musicians who frequent stages in New York and Europe.
Festival Dates: The Radical Jewish Music Festival schedule: March 1, 2008, 8 p.m. – Masada Guitars with Jon Madof and Tim Sparks, University of Pennsylvania HillelMarch 2, 2008, 2 p.m. – John Zorn’s The Dreamers and Essential Cinema, International House PhiladelphiaMarch 2, 2008, 8 p.m. – John Zorn’s Masada songbook, International House PhiladelphiaMarch 3, 2008, 8 p.m. – Ayelet Rose Gottlieb, Calvary CenterMarch 4, 2008, 8 p.m. – Daniel Blacksberg’s Yiddish Sextet featuring Frank London, Society Hill Synagogue
For more on the festival, visit www.arsnovaworkshop.com.
Travelers looking to experience Philadelphia during the Radical Jewish Music Festival or anytime can take advantage of uwishunu.com’s one- or two-night Philly Like A Local hotel stay, now bookable on uwishunu.com, gophila.com or by calling the hotels directly.
uwishunu®, created by the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) and funded by the City of Philadelphia, reveals the unconventional side of Philadelphia by providing an insider’s look at the city’s dining, drinking, nightlife, active pursuits and culture as shared by Philly-wise locals. For cool things to do in Philly from the people who really live there, visit uwishunu.com.Note to Editors: For photos of Greater Philadelphia, visit our Photo Gallery. CONTACT: Caroline Bean, GPTMC (215) 599-7433, caroline@gptmc.com _ Related RSS Feeds | Topic | XML Feeds | What's New This feed will be updated whenever any new content is added to Gophila.com’s Press Room. It includes all topics. |  | What is RSS?
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