When I first came across this nigun in a mid-century Lubavitch anthology, the string of eighth notes that make up the first theme immediately suggested to me the beat for this arrangement. It sounded ...

There are some who feel that contemporary jazz has lost its way, somewhat. They say that it has become overly cerebral and rigidly structured almost, in fact, like classical music. Indeed, as an ...

For the latest installment of the Nigun Project, I am indebted to a Forward reader who posted a link in the comments section of a recent piece in the nigun series. The link led me to a website that ...

"Nigun Ga'aguim" emerges from the repertoire on Shir Yedidot that moves between Chabad nigunim (Hasidic wordless melodies) and original compositions. This piece exemplifies Levitt's approach of ...

Those who attend the Nigun Circle with Lytton and Weinbaum come once a week to sit in a circle in the dark and sing the wordless melodies for about an hour. “I always want Jewish spaces to have a lot ...

Dave Liebman, Bennie Maupin On Soprano Saxes, with Scott Colley, Munyungo Jackson, and Michael Stephans. A burner in 7/8. Nigun #5; Let My People Go; And the Angels Sing; Avinu Malkeinu; Dayeinu; ...

Many of us, including myself, are deeply affected by the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, probably the greatest composer who ever lived, and by the compositions of other musical geniuses such as ...