Jewlia Eisenberg
Biography
Jewlia Eisenberg is an American composer. As founder and bandleader of Charming Hostess she coined the term "Nerdy-Sexy-Commie-Girly" to describe her genre of music which spans an eclectic range of styles. Originally from New York City, New York, Eisenberg became an integral member of the San Francisco Bay Area music scene in the 1990's.
Current Project:
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The Bowls Project is a performance installation and
interactive sound sculpture that takes place in a 40’ vaulted
dome. Featuring new music composed and performed by
Jewlia Eisenberg and Charming Hostess, The Bowls Project
is based on texts from ancient Babylonian amulets. The
culmination of five years of research, The Bowls Project will
run June through August 2010 at Yerba Buena Center for the
Arts. An estimated 15,000 people will visit and interact with
the installation.
Quotes
"Meredith Monk[...] is one of the first people to use a full body palette for singing." --from interview with Benjamin Temchine on The World, BBC. (2005)
"I realized I didn’t want to be an ethnomusicologist; I wanted to be a rock star." --from Boston Pheonix, Jon Garelick, (April 1 - 7, 2005)
DISCOGRAPHY: AS A LEADER
2010 The Bowls Project, as Charming Hostess. Tzadik, Radical Jewish Culture
2010 HEAVENSHOW, as Charming Hostess. Porter Records
2005 Punch, as Charming Hostess. Recommended Records
2004 Sarajevo Blues, as Charming Hostess. Tzadik, Radical Jewish Culture
2004 Thick, with Red Pocket. Tzadik, Oracle Women’s Series
2002 Trilectic, as Charming Hostess. Tzadik, Radical Jewish Culture
1998 Eat, as Charming Hostess. Vaccination Records
These albums all build on the sounds of the body and how they make their homes in the Jewish and African diasporas. All five contain ambitious settings for voice, and all are deeply committed to text and traditional music.
DISCOGRAPHY: AS A SIDEMAN
2005 Abraham’s Garden with Israeli and Palestinian Musicians for Peace
2005 Admiral Ted Brinkleys…with Graham Connah’s Sour Note Seven
2003 Voices in the Wilderness — A Tribute to Masada
2003 Great Jewish Composers — Sasha Argov
2002 For the Love of Wayne with Graham Connah’s Sour Note Seven
2001 Jettison Slinky with Graham Connah’s Sour Note Seven
1999 Gurney to the Lincoln Center of Your Mind with Graham Connah’s Sour Note Seven
External links
* Official Charming Hostess web site http://www.charminghostess.us
* Jewlia's cantor work web site http://www.radicalritual.com
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.