The Super Bowl is here in ATL. And with it, a ton of events of all shapes and sizes. Last night I had the honor of joining with friends from The Temple and Ebenezer Baptist Church Choirs as we sang backup for the great John Legend at a private Super Bowl celebration on the campus […]
Live Music
Making Music in a Messed Up World
This MLK Weekend marked the 6th anniversary of my participating in the interfaith Shabbat service that brings together The Temple and Ebenezer Baptist Church here in Atlanta. It’s an electrifying, meaningful, and important evening of interfaith prayer, music, and connection. I look forward to it every year because I help lead the band that accompanies […]
Phish in Alpharetta, August 2018
Phish played 3 shows at my home venue- Verizon Amphitheater in Alpharetta on 8/3-5/18. I went to the Saturday and Sunday night shows (nights 2 and 3). Here are some observations and recollections. The Georgia heat didn’t disappoint. It was hot and the humidity was off the charts. On Saturday night it rained during the […]
Soul Love- A Nefesh Mountain Love Letter
This week I had the delightful joy of hanging out with Nefesh Mountain. If you haven’t heard of, or better yet, heard, Nefesh Mountain– it’s time to love up your ears. Once you’ve done that, this love letter will make more sense. After all, aren’t love letters all about making sense? Over the summer, in […]
Wendy Kanter Memorial Concert
On Sunday, March 4th, 2018, I had the honor of bringing Hello, Goodbye, & Peace to the Cincinnati campus of Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religion. The gracious invitation came from one of my most beloved teachers, Rabbi Ken Kanter, to perform at the annual concert series he hosts in memory of his wife, […]
Celebrating our Human Voice: S’lichot at The Temple
Last night, I had the honor of leading a S’lichot program at my home congregation, The Temple. Over the course of two hours our congregation gathered in a generous and engaged spirit for study, spiritual writing, and worship. It was a special evening for me personally because I was able to integrate three passions of […]