Paul Hanson's Homecoming at Jewish Music Festival at Contemporary Jewish Museum

Commissioned by the 30th Jewish Music Festival

Grammy Award-winning jazz bassoonist and composer Paul Hanson explores his Jewish roots in this world premiere, one of the first large-scale Jewish pieces ever written for bassoon. Includes Moses Sedler, cello; Jeff Denson, bass; Mads Tolling, violin; Alan Hall, percussion and drums; and John Schott, guitar. Hanson, a Berkeley native, formerly played with the trend-setting band the Klezmorim as well as the group Davka. His four-year stint in Japan as a performer with Cirque du Soleil inspired him to explore his Jewish roots through this new work. Co-presented by the Contemporary Jewish Museum. In association with Lehrhaus Judaica and the Jewish Community Library. ...

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Commissioned by the 30th Jewish Music Festival

Grammy Award-winning jazz bassoonist and composer Paul Hanson explores his Jewish roots in this world premiere, one of the first large-scale Jewish pieces ever written for bassoon. Includes Moses Sedler, cello; Jeff Denson, bass; Mads Tolling, violin; Alan Hall, percussion and drums; and John Schott, guitar. Hanson, a Berkeley native, formerly played with the trend-setting band the Klezmorim as well as the group Davka. His four-year stint in Japan as a performer with Cirque du Soleil inspired him to explore his Jewish roots through this new work. Co-presented by the Contemporary Jewish Museum. In association with Lehrhaus Judaica and the Jewish Community Library.

Tickets are $25 for the general public and $20 for museum members and are on sale now at www.thecjm.org and at the door. Ticket price includes museum admission.

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