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Good Degrief

You know those performances that you can’t get out of your head, even years later? For us, that’s the Taraf Degrief show from the summer of 2007. The group – composed of pianist Jacob Adler and unplugged vocalist DJ Richard – performed impassioned traditional Jewish songs written by Adler’s great-uncle...

By Steve Jansen

September 25, 2008

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You know those performances that you can’t get out of your head, even years later? For us, that’s the Taraf Degrief show from the summer of 2007. The group – composed of pianist Jacob Adler and unplugged vocalist DJ Richard – performed impassioned traditional Jewish songs written by Adler’s great-uncle before the uncle’s untimely death during a snowstorm in Prague. (The must-read story can be found at www.tarafdegrief.blogspot.com.) Needless to say, we’ll be front and center at Trunk Space when the duo ushers in Rosh Hashanah with a rare performance.
Mon., Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m., 2008

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