Reviews of In Jerusalem

Latin Jazz Network Reviews Mark Weinstein: In Jerusalem

” With great skill Mark Weinstein answers the question: how to turn traditional Hasidim from all over the Jewish world into a bewildering unutterably beautiful array of music in the metaphor of jazz. “

by Raul da Gama — Latin Jazz Network

Blogcritics Music Review :

Flautist Mark Weinstein’s album, In Jerusalem, due for a June release, is once again a clear demonstration that there is really no musical tradition closed to jazz interpretation. Music is music, and in the hands of the right musician, any and all music is ripe for creative renewal. To that end, Weinstein leads a quintet made up of local Jerusalem musicians in an exploration of Hasidic music.

by Jack Goodstein — Blog Critics Music Review