THE KLEZMATICS: ON HOLY GROUND

Rachel emails:

I wanted to inform you of an upcoming event that I felt may be of interest to you. THE KLEZMATICS: ON HOLY GROUND will screen at The Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles on Saturday July 23rd at 2pm.

THE KLEZMATICS: ON HOLY GROUND is a feature length documentary about the Grammy Award-winning, New York-based, klezmer band. The Klezmatics have made numerous television and radio appearances, including PBS’s Great Performances series with Itzhak Perlman as well as on Garrison’s Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion on NPR. In 2006, the band released “Wonder Wheel: Lyrics by Woody Guthrie.” It was their first English language EP and won a Grammy Award for Best World Music. THE KLEZMATICS: ON HOLY GROUND captures the restless, energetic, infectious charm of The Klezmatics live. The members’ on-camera candor reveals the personal struggle behind the music as the band’s members make a living and raise families while maintaining their work as independent artists.

“…combines the best elements of a backstage doc, a concert film and an eye-opening lesson in remixing Jewish culture.”—San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

About Luke Ford

Raised a Seventh-Day Adventist at Avondale College in Australia, Luke Ford moved to California in 1977. He graduated from Placer High School in 1984, reported the news at KAHI/KHYL radio for three years, attended Sierra College and UCLA, was largely bedridden by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for six years, and converted to Judaism in 1993. From 1997-2007, Luke made his living from blogging. Living by Beverly Hills (Alexander90210.com), he now teaches the Alexander Technique (moving the way the body likes to move). Lessons cost $100 each and last about 45 minutes. In 2011, Luke completed a three-year teaching course at the Alexander Training Institute of Los Angeles. His personal Alexander Technique website is Alexander90210.com. Luke is the author of five books, including: » The Producers: Profiles in Frustration » Yesterday’s News Tomorrow: Inside American Jewish Journalism
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