Second of a series exploring the profound mystical teachings of the Torah and applying them practically to our music practice, performance and growth. Check out the livestream Thursdays at 8:30-9pm https://m.facebook.com/soundheightsrecordingstudio/?ref=bookmarks Download Sources [https://www.soundheightsrecords.com/s/Chassidus-Music-2-Sources.pdf]

First of a weekly series exploring the profound mystical teachings of the Torah and applying them practically to our music practice, performance and growth. Check out the livestream Thursdays at 8:30-9pm EST https://www.facebook.com/soundheightsrecordingstudio/ PDF Sources at: https://www.soundheightsrecords.com/sessions/2019/12/12/session-30-chassidus-amp-music-1-king-davids-musical-struggles

Born and raised in Long Beach, CA, Eli Marcus began singing at three years old. Growing up in a musical family, he has become one of the most sought-after Chassidic performers. With music in English, Yiddish, and Hebrew, he has gone on to perform on stages in 5 continents. Eli has released three albums: "Dovid Hamelech," an original Jewish music album composed by the legendary, Yossi Green; "Energy," an Israeli-style album of Chassidic dance music, both of which showcase his soulful, energetic vocals with a timeless, authentic sound; and Eli's new album, "Yogati," which includes some of Eli's most compelling and emotional compositions. Eli lives in Brooklyn with his wife Zisi and their three children. www.elimarcusmusic.com

Exploring the stories behind the songs. Eagle & the Lion Foreign streets you walk On your way to madness Subtle smiles you meet along the way The bird will talk expose your secret’s address She’s had it in for you since your wedding day They held you underground And made you swallow wine Spiked with turpentine And turned your walls to snakes Revealed your destiny Divined with your third eye That on the inside there was still sunshine What kind of lion would roar then flee so quickly And by your side a wounded wolf and sheep No sense to hide their wisdom trump your trickery Step outside your destiny awaits They bound you from behind And took your staff away The Eagle and the Lion Tossed in the flames As the smoke rose from the fire You breathed it in again Your tears turned into shapes The bed where she still sleeps The arrow plunging deep The diamonds set around The circle of the crown You had to fall to find That on the inside there was still sunshine YISROEL ARYE GOOTBLATT - Rhodes BRIAN STOLTZ - Guitar SCOTT METZGER - Guitar DIMITRI MODERBACHER - Upright Bass PETE KARP - Drums

In the words of the New Yorker, "Andy Statman, clarinet and mandolin virtuoso, is an American visionary”, has appeared on more than 100 recordings, including 20 under his own name. He has recorded and/or toured with the Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Ricky Skaggs, Béla Fleck, David Grisman, Itzhak Perlman, Vassar Clements, Stéphane Grappelli, Paul Shaffer, and Kenny Werner. A Grammy nominee, Statman has been the subject of dozens of feature articles, from the New York Times to Billboard to Rolling Stone. He gives master classes in colleges and music camps, and has authored several music books and instructional DVDs. http://www.andystatman.org/

Craig Schatten is an educator, musician, animator and children’s apps developer. He is currently Educational Director and Classroom Teacher at Kids’ Canvas preschool in Brooklyn, NY. Craig was a Fred Rogers Early Career Fellow, a contributing author to the Speakaboos Preschool reading app, and an Educational Consultant on the PBS Preschool TV Show Space Racers. His app company, Mus-Ed, has most recently released Studio Island: Song Creator, a kids’ recording studio for learning and creating music. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/studio-island-song-creator/id1467924448?fbclid=IwAR3Gq2B5f0ayK-76dpbJzdwmYtmXrzT7JEg9h_Q1HG_qkIXwou89oN83b8E

Marlon Sobol is a professional percussionist and board certified music therapist who has performed extensively throughout the world. Sobol’s musical pedigree runs in the family. His father was a master clarinetist, concert producer, and educator and his mother is a concert pianist, as well as a music teacher for special learners. The younger Sobol has shared the stage with musical legends Richie Havens(Woodstock 1969), David Amram(Manchurian Candidate), and Candido Camero(2008 NEA Jazz Master). Sobol was featured on the Grammy nominated album, "Youth", and has performed at Madison Square Garden and appeared on the Carson Daly Show. He is the percussionist in Afro-Beat Jazz band “Zion 80,” whom the NY Times has hailed as a "truly soulful experience!" Sobol just recently toured Europe performing at the Sarajevo Jazz Festival in Bosnia and at “Porgy and Bess” Jazz Club in Vienna, Austria. His work as both musician and music therapist have been featured in "DRUM!" Magazine; in "Preserving Your Memory" Magazine; in the Journal News, on Armand Dimele's, "The Positive Mind," and NPR's "Soundcheck" with John Schaefer. Marlon is currently the Director of Music Therapy Services at the Ambassador of Scarsdale and an adjunct professor at Suny New Paltz. His non for profit organization, Komitoms, Inc just recently was the recipient of a grant from the Alzheimers Foundation of America. OFFICIAL LINKS: Website: komitoms.com

Will Bernard is a jazz guitarist and band leader from the San Francisco Bay Area. He has led the Will Bernard Band, Will Bernard Trio, Will Bernard 4-tet, and Motherbug. Bernard's first major touring and recording was with Peter Apfelbaum's Hieroglyphics Ensemble. In the mid-1990s he joined guitarists Charlie Hunter and John Schott as T.J. Kirk. Their album If Four Was One received a 1997 Grammy Award nomination. Bernard also received a Grammy Award nomination for his album Party Hats in 2007. Bernard has worked with Jai Uttal, The Coup, Robert Walter's 20th Congress, Frequinox, Idris Muhammad, Lonnie Smith, Zigaboo Modeliste, Groundation, and the Stanton Moore Trio. In January 2008 he recorded Blue Plate Special with John Medeski on keyboards, Stanton Moore on drums, and Andy Hess on bass guitar. http://willbernard.com

Exploring the stories behind the songs. Perique https://vimeo.com/322177855 We got lost in the land of Perique  There’s a man walking by Better cross your legs honey And reach for the sky There’s nobody here and nothing to say You can find your own pleasure without him anyway Throw up some medieval medicine to cure what ills you Got lost in the land of Perique We were just passing through You went looking for a pen With the road apple guide Watch the ceiling fan spin While the cool air divide And the hillcrest is broken Where the almond trees cry Tell me something to make you feel better After her evil eye Throw up some medieval medicine to cure what ills you Got lost in the land of Perique We were just passing through For the breakfast treat visit I’m taking my time All the memories you sit with Are erasing the line When terror of the world has eaten your mind Come to me with your bad dreams We can turn on the light Throw up some medieval medicine to cure what ills you Got lost in the land of Perique We were just passing through Yisroel Arye - Rhodes (through Leslie 122), Vocals Pesach Alpert - Drums

Aaron Dugan is a Brooklyn based guitarist/composer raised in Philadelphia. He studied Jazz Performance at Bucks County Community College with Ben Schachter and John Sheridan before attending the New School in Manhattan. There he studied with George Garzone, Steve Cardenas, Richie Beirach, Vic Juris, Reggie Workman, Jane Ira Bloom and others. He is a founding member of Matisyahu’s original band, touring with him for six years and co-writing/performing on five of his records released on Sony. Two of those albums are RIAA certified Gold. He co-wrote and recorded on the critically acclaimed Roots Tonic Meets Bill Laswell album that came out on ROIR records in 2006. He currently spends most of his time touring abroad with various artists as well as composing, collaborating and performing in New York. https://www.aarondugan.com