Jake Marmer

Hey friends!

A few things on the radar. Firstly, I’ve got a gig coming up with NY Klezmer Series, with very awesome crew: Frank London, Greg Wall, Eyal Maoz, and Uri Sharlin, on Tue Feb 25th at 7.30pm at the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, 30 W. 68th St. All info.

Couple of videos from Hermeneutic Stomp CD release party:

Painters’ Nigun:

Facts:

Klezmer Bulldog:

I also wanted to share this article, which I wrote for Tablet magazine on Amiri Baraka’s passing. I’ve got to say that nothing I’ve ever written, or done, has gotten quite as much response.

Also a new-ish poem, “One Year Plan” in the Forward.

The biggest bit of news in my bag: my family has radically expanded to include a precious little person, our daughter Ora.