Month: June 2012

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Sephardic Women of Turkey SVJCC show

Our show went well. We were in a room separate from the reception area, and had time for a quick rehearsal beforehand. That was fortunate- Lee was still having feedback problems with the acoustic bass, and had time to switch to the jazz bass. Everyone sounded good, though, and the room became packed once people heard us playing. The playlist:

  1. A La Una Yo Nasi
  2. Morena
  3. La Prima Ves
  4. Adio Kerida
  5. Avraham Avinu
  6. Una Pastora
  7. Los Bilbilicus
  8. A La Guerta
  9. Avre Tu
  10. La Torre / La Serena
  11. La Blanca Novia (only vocals, no instruments)
  12. Oshe Shalom
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June 17 gig for Sephardic Women of Turkey art exhibit in Los Gatos

We’ve been invited to play for an artist’s reception at the Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center in Los Gatos on Sunday, June 17 (Father’s Day). Blue Hills will be focusing (somewhat obviously) on our Sephardic music repertoire, playlist TBD. We’re planning this to be a bit simpler show, instrumentation-wise- no keyboard, just guitars/bass, violin, recorder, and vocals. The JCC posted the following on their arts page:

Sephardic Women of Turkey
June 24th ~ August 24th 2012
This photographic exhibition documents a cultural renaissance and addresses the importance of women in carrying on the Sephardi tradition and culture. In the fall of 1991, Audrey Ray Daniel and Rachel Bortnick, two Sephardic American women, explored and documented their culture on a journey through four major Turkish cities. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Free artist’s reception is Sunday, June 17th 2:00pm-5:00pm featuring Sephardic music and treats! For further information please call Lisa Ceile at 408.357.7492 or lisacg@svjcc.org.