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In Boston, a klezmer musician is plotting a Jewish musical revolution

JL;DR SUMMARY Nat Seelen is spearheading a Jewish musical renaissance in Boston with the Boston Festival of New Jewish Music, focusing on reinvigorating Jewish musical culture in the city. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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LadinoJewish CultureKlezmerNew England Conservatory Of MusicMizrachiNat SeelenBoston Festival Of New Jewish MusicEzekiel's WheelsHankus NetskyZach Mayer

Places mentioned

Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"Nat Seelen, founder of The Boston Festival of New Jewish Music, performs at House of Blues in Boston."
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
"Sunday, Oct. 5, is opening night of the 2025-6 season of the Boston Festival of New Jewish Music, at the Multicultural Arts Centre in Cambridge, Mass."
London, United Kingdom
"just last week, for example, a London electronic music festival cancelled a set by an Israeli DJ"

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