By Matthue Roth for Jewniverse
Zion80
is a big band with a big sound—a full horn section alongside multiple
percussionists, keyboards, and guitars. They’re a combination of Jewish
music, Afrobeat, and avant-garde jazz—late last year, during their
residency at a jazz club in the Lower East Side, the band had sixteen
players, plus a surprise guest sitting in. Their first album featured
funky, super-danceable versions of traditional Jewish liturgical tunes
by rabbi/songwriter Shlomo Carlebach.
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