How did Noam Lemish’s experience living in Bhutan influence his outlook? A lot of Noam’s creative life is inspired by bridging cultures and being open to possibility, and you’ll be hearing some music from some of his many projects as well as hear his reflections on teaching and learning. It was fascinating to learn about his mentors including George Marsh and W.A. Mathieu, and how he started collaborating with so many incredible artists including the oud player and guitarist Amos Hoffman. I really wanted to shine a light as well on his fantastic Juno-nominated album Twelve, which is comprised of six original compositions for chamber jazz orchestra, and all the music you’ll be hearing is linked in the show notes. Dr. Lemish is a Professor at York University in Toronto, Canada and you can learn more about him on his website.

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(00:00) Intro

(02:30) album Twelve

(06:38) clip from Song for Lia

(08:01) Bhutan

(20:08) album Twelve

(23:58) clip from Rebirth, recording process

(27:05) W.A. Mathieu

(35:07) Transcultural Jazz

(37:56) Amos Hoffman, album Pardes

(40:53) Ishal Elohay

(43:37) Noam’s music education in Israel

(46:27) other episodes, ways to support this project

(47:19) York University, Jewish Music series

(41:34 )Soveit Jewry, Anna Shternshis

(56:07) clip from Between Utopia and Destruction

(58:04) access to emotions through music, improvisation

(01:01:59) Erlebnis 16

(01:04:55) George Marsh

(01:11:16) about Beethoven 7th Visit to Romania with clip, Lemish Klezmer history

photo: Dahlia Katz