Yisroel Arye

Last stop on the train to utopia

Feels like we’ve been here before

‘Cause the mood in our car’s getting ominous

Got my family standing right by the door

There’s a bridge in the dark as we’re traveling

Both sides drop to the abyss

Seems like forever since the land was visible

And you gave me that last carefree kiss

Will the sirens awake you in paradise

When they sound way too good to be true

Did you use these last moments to sing a spell

Or like most hide in fear of the flu

I feel lonely as we enter the tunnel

The whole world is keeping distance from me

Can you discern the light on the other side

As you recite ancient prophecy

We have entered a new dimension

Where the old rules fade away

Step out with me into the sunshine

These red skies won’t remain

Will the sirens awake you in paradise

When they sound way too good to be true

Did you use these last moments to sing a spell

Or like most hide in fear of the flu

Yisroel Arye - Keyboards, Guitars, Bass, Drum Programming, Vocals

Produced in Boca Raton, Florida at Sound Heights Mobile Studios.

Session 31 - Chassidus & Music #2 - There Are No Wrong Notes

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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 

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Session 30 - Chassidus & Music #1 - King David's Musical Struggles

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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

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Session 29 - Eli Marcus - Soul Tickling

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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.

Session 28 - Song Backstory #4 - Eagle & the Lion

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Exploring the stories behind the songs.

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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

Session 27 - Andy Statman - Steeped in Tradition

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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.

Session 26 - Craig Schatten - Thing Most Important

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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.

Session 25 - Marlon (Moshe) Sobol - Keep on Moving

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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

Session 24 - Will Bernard - Pursuit of Happiness

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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.

Session 23 - Song Backstory #3 - Perique 2

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Exploring the stories behind the songs.

Perique Video | Audio

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