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Behind the Notes

Neranenah Concert & Culture Series

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Frequency: 1 episode/97d. Total Eps: 12

Behind the Notes podcast is produced by Neranenah, a concert and cultural event series based in Atlanta with roots in Jewish culture and musical traditions. The conversations and music featured in our episodes will explore Jewish contributions to American arts and culture.

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The Dutch Louis Armstrong: How Jazz Music Saved Louis Bannet from the Nazis with Ken Shuldman and Joe Alterman

Season 1 · Episode 12

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 • Duration 55:48

Violinist and trumpeter Louis Bannet was a celebrated jazz musician in Holland, often called “the Dutch Louis Armstrong.” Once the war began, he was arrested and sent to Auschwitz where he faced a chilling ultimatum: pass an audition for the camp orchestra or be sent to his death. Join Ken Shuldman, author of Jazz Survivor: The Story of Louis Bannet, for a conversation about Bannet’s life before, during and after the Holocaust and how jazz music saved his life. In conversation with jazz musician Joe Alterman, executive director of Neranenah.

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David Amram

Season 1 · Episode 11

Friday, May 2, 2025 • Duration 01:27:48

Composer David Amram has been playing music professionally for 74 years and the 94 year old has no plans of slowing down. Amram shares stories about his childhood on a farm in rural Pennsylvania, his time in the 7th Army Symphony while stationed in Germany, his friendships and musical collaborations with greats such as Dizzy Gillespie, Jack Kerouac, and Langston Hughes, the connections between jazz and Judaism, and his upcoming Bar Mitzvah. In conversation with jazz musician Joe Alterman, executive director of Neranenah.

This program is part of The Pulse: Moments That Matter, a series of frank conversations on culturally relevant topics with musicians, comedians and other entertainment industry professionals to illuminate how being Jewish has shaped their experiences, both personally and professionally. Sponsored by MomentLive! and Neranenah.

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Sam Reider

Season 1 · Episode 10

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 • Duration 43:01

Sam Reider is a Latin GRAMMY-nominated pianist, accordionist, composer, and educator from San Francisco, California. His work brings together various streams of American music, from jazz and folk tunes to popular song and contemporary composition. He has appeared as a bandleader and soloist at major festivals and venues around the world and his performances and original compositions have been featured on NPR, PBS and the BBC. Reider has performed, recorded and collaborated with a range of artists including Jon Batiste, Jorge Glem, Sierra Hull, Laurie Lewis, and Paquito d’Rivera. From his genre-bending acoustic ensemble The Human Hands to his duo collaboration with Grammy-nominated Venezuelan artist Jorge Glem, Reider’s unique compositional voice and melodicism runs throughout his eclectic projects. His 2022 solo piano record of original music Petrichor received four stars and made the Best of 2022 in Downbeat Magazine. Reider and Glem’s album Brooklyn-Cumaná was featured on NPR’s Tiny Desk and was nominated for Best Instrumental Album in the 2023 Latin GRAMMY Awards. In addition to his work as a performer, Reider is a prolific composer and arranger and has written for a variety of ensembles and soloists including the San Francisco Girl’s Chorus, Time for Three, Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival, Del Sol Quartet, and Tessa Lark.

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Jonah Platt

Season 1 · Episode 9

Friday, February 14, 2025 • Duration 59:52

Jonah Platt, a true entertainment multi-hyphenate, is an actor, writer, producer, singer and host of the new hit podcast Being Jewish with Jonah. Join Platt for a wide-open conversation about growing up Jewish and the influence it has had on his career, including his upcoming project producing and co-staring alongside Ginnifer Goodwin in the feature film The Mensch and co-writing the musical adaptation of Lois Lowry’s best-selling novel, The Giver. In conversation with Joe Alterman, executive director of Neranenah,

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Mike Gerber

Season 1 · Episode 8

Friday, February 14, 2025 • Duration 01:15:43

Jews have been a major presence in America's jazz, as musicians and as jazz facilitators, and in Kosher Jammers, Gerber tells that story with a rigour worthy of academia but with a feature writer's creative flair. Besides drawing on a plethora of second-hand sources, Kosher Jammers is absolutely packed with first-hand material, from interviews, phone calls and emails with jazz figures, Jewish and otherwise -- including possibly the last ever interview with swing era icon Artie Shaw.

Among the many other interviewees are black jazz figures such as saxophonist Buddy Collette and the critic Stanley Crouch, as a key theme running through the book is the relationship between Jews and African Americans in jazz. The impact on jazz of tunes written by Jewish "Great American Songbook" composers such as George Gershwin, Harold Arlen and Johnny Green is also covered, And the book features an extensive study of the Jewish-jazz phenomenon, whereby musicians from Ziggy Ellman in the 1930s to contemporary artists, notably John Zorn, have sought to create jazz that draws on Jewish music influences and themes.

Gerber drives home the point that, even had there never been a single Jewish jazz musician, Jews will still have contributed massively to the development of jazz in the United States, as managers, impresarios, venue owners, label founders and writers.

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Robert Klein

Season 1 · Episode 7

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 • Duration 01:07:15

A Wide-Open Conversation with Robert Klein and Joe Alterman

Award-winning comedian Robert Klein grew up in a Jewish family living in the Bronx surrounded by music. While studying at Yale’s School of Drama, he auditioned for Chicago’s famed improvisational troupe Second City. In 1975, Klein was the first comedian to appear in a live concert on HBO where his set included a bit about antisemitism. Join Klein for a wide-open conversation about his childhood; his thoughts on the history of the Jewish people, antisemitism, the Holocaust, and Israel; his decades-long career as a performer; as well as the connection between music and comedy, including some of Klein’s “harmonica shtick.” In conversation with Joe Alterman, executive director of Neranenah.

This program is part of The Pulse: Moments That Matter, a series of frank conversations on culturally relevant topics with musicians, comedians and other entertainment industry professionals to illuminate how being Jewish has shaped their experiences, both personally and professionally. Sponsored by Neranenah and MomentLive! as well as Moment’s Antisemitism Project, supported by the Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation.

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Episode 6: David Marienthal and Alison Hinderliter

Season 1 · Episode 6

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 • Duration 59:03

Mister Kelly’s nightclub, owned by Jewish brothers George and Oscar Marienthal, launched the careers of legendary performers like Barbara Streisand, Richard Pryor, Bette Midler, Steve Martin and Tim Reid. The Chicago club “smashed color and gender barriers to put controversial voices on stage and transformed entertainment in America in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.” David Marienthal, son of George Marienthal and executive producer of the film Live at Mister Kelly’s and Alison Hinderliter, curator of Chicago’s Newberry Library exhibition “A Night at Mister Kelly’s,” discuss the Marienthal brothers’ success and how their clubs changed show business. In conversation with Joe Alterman, executive director of Neranenah. Sponsored by MomentLive! and Neranenah.

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Episode 5: Matisyahu

Season 1 · Episode 5

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 • Duration 35:53

Throughout singer/songwriter Matisyahu's almost 20-year career, “Jewish heritage remains a central theme throughout his life and music.” Known for his hit song One Day, which he performed at the November 2023 Israel Rally in Washington, DC, Matisyahu will talk about his religious and musical journeys. He will also share what it was like to be on the road post October 7 with his recently released album Hold the Fire and having several venues cancel his performances because of his support for Israel. In conversation with Joe Alterman, executive director of Neranenah.

This program, sponsored by Moment Magazine's MomentLive! and Neranenah, is in celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month.

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Episode 4: MODI

Season 1 · Episode 4

Wednesday, December 6, 2023 • Duration 54:41

Join us for an engaging conversation featuring the charismatic Israeli-born comedian MODI. In conversation with Neranenah's Joe Alterman, MODI delves into the healing power of laughter amidst challenging times. Discover how his Jewish roots and comedic influences like Jackie Mason shaped his career, and his thoughts on being likened to legends like Robin Williams and Richard Pryor. This program is part of The Pulse: Moments That Matter, a series of frank conversations on culturally relevant topics with musicians, comedians, and other entertainment industry professionals to illuminate how being Jewish has shaped their experiences, both personally and professionally.

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Episode 3: Judy Gold

Season 1 · Episode 3

Monday, October 24, 2022 • Duration 01:16:56

This conversation with comedy icon Judy Gold is funny and heartwarming. You'll learn about how her Jewish upbringing shaped her, her background in music, and her take on the major-minor Jewish connection. We're excited to delve into comedy for this episode and hope you are, too!

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