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Exploring the Intersection of Liturgy, Jazz Blues and Rock
February 7, 2017
In the 1960s, music was at the center of a massive cultural shift in America, led by young activists and artists, with prominent Jewish participants on both sides of the equation. Facing declining attendance at services and a growing disconnection...
REDISCOVER: Instrumental Elegies of Memory
January 24, 2017
When composer Joelle Wallach stood atop the watchtower at the Birkenau death camp on a cool, rainy day, she looked out over the remnants of dilapidated smokestacks and perceived a “forest of chimneys.” She saw swirls of mist rising from...
A Preview of 2017 with Curator Jeff Janeczko
January 10, 2017
2016 was a fulfilling year for the Milken Archive. We launched a new website, gave away over 10,000 tracks, and gained thousands of new fans. But it is not wise to dwell too much on the past. So here’s a...
A Hanukkah Full of Life and Light
December 21, 2016
Hanukkah begins Saturday evening, and ends on January 1st of next year! So we'd like to share two more items to brighten your holidays. An inspiring, heartwarming interview with David Amram One of the greatest Jewish music figures of our...
2016 Good as Gelt Jewish Music Giveaway
December 6, 2016
This Hanukkah, EVERYONE WINS nine (8+1) works of peace, freedom, and hope, sung by children's choirs from around the world. Enter by December 19th to get 9 tracks of music for peace, freedom and hope. Artists include...
In Memoriam: Ben Zion Shenker (1925–2016)
November 21, 2016
Singer, composer, collector of Hassidic niggunim was "a living library of song" Ben Zion Shenker, renowned singer, composer, and collector of Hassidic niggunim, has died. He was 91 and lived in Brooklyn, New York. Inspired by Rabbi Saul Taub, rebbe...
REDISCOVER: David Amram
November 15, 2016
Taking What's Available and Making Something Beautiful David Amram is a singular force in the music world. In addition to being appointed the first composer-in-residence at the New York Philharmonic by Leonard Bernstein, he has played with such jazz greats...
A Historic Collection Through a New Lens
October 19, 2016
The Milken Archive of Jewish Music is the most ambitious project of its kind, chronicling and cataloging 350 years of Judaism in the new world through music. With over 600 works in the 20-volume collection, new visitors and long-time fans...
In Memoriam: Sir Neville Marriner (1924-2016)
October 4, 2016
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Founder Recorded for the Milken ArchiveThe Milken Archive of Jewish Music mourns the loss of Sir Neville Marriner, the prolific maestro who, with the Academy and Chorus of St Martin-in-the-Fields, conducted the Archive’s landmark recording of...
Stream into 5777 with S'lihot and Kol Nidre
September 29, 2016
Dear Friends, As we reflect on the year 5776, those of us at the Milken Archive are especially grateful to Jewish music fans around the world for your interest and enthusiasm throughout the year. And with the launch of our...
