Philadelphia and the Countryside - Press Room

Philly’s insider blog, uwishunu.com, is sponsoring the city’s first Radical Jewish Music Festival, spanning four days March 1-4, and including five different concerts. An initiative of the Ars Nova Workshop 2008 Concert Series, the festival features two performances by celebrated composer and saxophonist John Zorn, a major player in the experimental music scene since the 1970s. The series will also present concerts by renowned guitarist Jon Madof, Israeli-born singer Ayelet Rose Gottlieb and local trombonist Dan Blacksberg.

Providing under-the-radar Philly finds on eating, drinking, music, culture and more, uwishunu.com, the centerpiece of a tourism program created by the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) and funded by the City of Philadelphia, will post observations about the concert series on the blog. In addition, a uwishunu® sponsorship will make it possible for the Radical Jewish Music Festival to reach a larger local audience and introduce musicians who frequent stages in New York and Europe.

Festival Dates:

The Radical Jewish Music Festival schedule:

• March 1, 2008, 8 p.m. – Masada Guitars with Jon Madof and Tim Sparks, University of Pennsylvania Hillel

• March 2, 2008, 2 p.m. – John Zorn’s The Dreamers and Essential Cinema, International House Philadelphia

• March 2, 2008, 8 p.m. – John Zorn’s Masada songbook, International House Philadelphia

• March 3, 2008, 8 p.m. – Ayelet Rose Gottlieb, Calvary Center

• March 4, 2008, 8 p.m. – Daniel Blacksberg’s Yiddish Sextet featuring Frank London, Society Hill Synagogue

For more on the festival, visit www.arsnovaworkshop.com.

Travelers looking to experience Philadelphia during the Radical Jewish Music Festival or anytime can take advantage of uwishunu.com’s one- or two-night Philly Like A Local hotel stay, now bookable on uwishunu.com, gophila.com or by calling the hotels directly.

uwishunu®, created by the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) and funded by the City of Philadelphia, reveals the unconventional side of Philadelphia by providing an insider’s look at the city’s dining, drinking, nightlife, active pursuits and culture as shared by Philly-wise locals. For cool things to do in Philly from the people who really live there, visit uwishunu.com.

Contact(s):

• Caroline Bean, (215) 599-7433