Israeli Culture, Jazz Collide In Series Of Weekend Concerts
By Cherri Gregg
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - The seventh annual Israeli Jazz Phest takes place this weekend, bringing a host of new, world music.
"The incredible thing about the Israeli Jazz artists is the way they interact with the whole Jazz music scene," says Deborah Baer Mozes.
She is the director of culture of the Consulate Israel and helped curate the festival, which brings in Israeli musicians from around the world and in the U.S.
On Saturday, clarinetist Oran Etkin will take over the Painted Bride Art Center with music from Asia, Africa and Europe.
"He's synthesized that into a really beautiful sound," explains Baer Mozes.
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And on Sunday, Yemenite Israli vocalist Ravid Kahalani will take the stage in the Yemen Blues ensemble.
"He grew up listening to all these Yemeni chants and he's taken those chants and fuses them with Afro-hip hop," Baer Mozes says.
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