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gHOST project at the stage bar jan 21. tix from www.mpshows.com. watch for gHOST project live on the radio- coming up in early march.

a sound file redux of some recent things-

here’s some recent piece-o-days-

jan 8- long loop (keys/ looper)

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jan 7- life is precious (elec guitar)

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here is mi yodea* playing jeff’s slide at young israel of west rogers park-

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here is gHOST project**, gHOSTing-

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here is trio percussive*** letting loose

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please book any of above- zelwel at hotmail dot com.

*- ann gross, rachel fischer, phil isaacson, m hurley, sue kaplan, me

**- stacey taheny, jason page, sue kaplan, me

***- henry mayer, christopher bruce, and … uh- me again.

see you at limmud chicago (w/ the shiviti drummers- come say hi)!  www.limmudchicago.org

up and coming-

* 1/1/2012- 2′nd Annual Young Israel of West Rogers Park Pick-a-Prize raffle and concert with Ovadya, Mi Yodea and (of course) zelwel.jam. for our home team! see flyer below.

* 1/21/2012- gHOST project at stage bar with simpleton and city folk and lullwater- tix at mpshows.com.

* 3/8/2012- gHOSTies on the radio- watch this spot for further details.

do i have a couple sound files for you? sure i do- 1) excerpt from trio percussive at brown rice- henry mayer, christopher bruce, me- rec sep 27, 2011- watch this site for some trio percussive news soon.

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2) something a bit more meditative- piece o’ day from 12/22/2011 solo keys called ‘tell the truth now’

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how’s the revived IT career thing going? copacetic i guess. people are talking to me and i’m still retraining myself. meanwhile i am noting the apparent increasing popularity of this ol’ little web site right here- and that makes me very very cheerful. happy everything everyone and once again thanks for listening-                       e

my true labor remains a labor of love- so i’m back on the job market. or at least heading back towards the job market. i was looking over the landscape in the IT world and realized that it’s really changed the last few years. instead of retraining in .net i’m thinking it’s wiser now to learn php. there’s a lot of good reasons for this- including not shoving more money at microsoft to take a bunch of tests.

musical activity- oh yeah that we have. love love love.

there’s been recent shows by gHOST project and mi yodea. i’m also hanging around various ‘other people’s projects’ about town- shiviti drummers (www.meetup.com/shiviti), we drum tribe (www.shedrums.com), old town school sephardic music ensemble etc etc  so yeah i’ve been getting around in a way i never could have done in my ‘old life’. but until some sort of KABOOM happens in the ‘entertainment industry’ universe- i can see that right now the $$$ (pronounced ‘working capitol’) is going to have to come from somewhere else.

but to this point we HAVE been able to ‘hock a rein’ (hock around) and do some of the things we want to do thank god- so what are some the musical results of recent this and that?

ok- first mi yodea just played a benefit for limmud chicago (www.limmudchicago.org)- so here’s a couple songs from that-
scalerica d-oro- traditional moroccan weding tune sung by guest vocalist lori lippitz (of ‘the maxwell street klezmer band’ and parody band ‘the alte rockers’)-

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and here’s my composition anti-youb

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mi yodea on this occasion was m hurley (on loan from ovadya), rachel fischer, sue kaplan, ann gross,phil isaacson and myself.

gHOST project has also been out and about- finishing out thanksgiving weekend at the crown tap room- gHOST project these days being stacey taheny, jason scott page, sue and me.

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we need more of that. a lot more.

in the meantime- i learn php/ mysql.

and the research goes on.

to book us etc, you can e-mail me.

www.skokietheatre.com for tickets. All proceeds benefit Limmud Chicago.

11/27/2011 Crown Tap gHOST project (also Mr Forefinger and Toupee) 2821 n Milwaukee Chicago- we should be on first around 9:30 PM.

12/4/2001 Skokie Theatre Mi Yodea (Rocking for Limmud with Alte Rockers (featuring Lori Lippitz) and Ovadya) 7 PM www.skokietheatre.com for tix and further info. Once again please come early since Mi Yodea is on promptly at 7.

12/10/2011 gHOST project northern suburbs location tba

1/1/2012 Mi Yodea and Ovadya at Young Israel of West Rogers Park- annual pick-a-prize raffle & concert

Trio percussive is around too- so  for booking of Mi Yodea, gHOST project or Trio Percussive please e-mail me.

www.skokietheatre.com for tix.

www.miyodeamusic.com for Mi Yodea site.

So what else is new? We’re planning a (diy) gHOST project show for early December- more info soon. Also Mi Yodea and Ovadya at Young Israel of West Rogers Park in January. For booking of zelwel.com projects please e-mail me.

1) gHOST project is playing at cubby bear this weds nite- 10/26 as part of local bands nite which starts at 9. clark and addison, chicago, kitty cornered from that ball park down there where the ‘other’ chicago baseball team plays (said the sox fan- the bar is on the sw corner). also- putting out an e-ep soon of last cb performance from july and also a full length soon from the original quintet. and then we can start to assess the recordings of the last 3 months, which contain tons of great material.

2) Mi Yodea just played a show as a septet- i’m putting out an e-cd of most of the performance. stay tuned- further info soon. thanks so much to royce deans and tali farchi (www.paintinaction.com)- for providing the motorvation to make it happen- and also to the shiviti drummers- rabbi menachem cohen of the mitziut jewish community (www.mitziut.org) and drum leaders ken and al (and guest drum leaderette aimee). mi yodea is continuing as a 7 piece- at least theoretically if not at all future shows.

3) Trio Percussive- ball in my court. I’ve been busy with the holidays and the other 2 bands but i will be getting back to the trio… soon. so stay tuned on that as well.

thanks for listening!

up and coming- oct 16 7:30 pm at northwestern hillel- 629 foster, evanston-
we’re very proud to present our friends, the colorbration painters royce deans and tali farchi!
anyone who knows royce and tali know that their ‘thing’ is painting to music so
music will be provided
by (drum rolls please)
* mi yodea (short opening set- i think we will be 8- ann gross, phil isaacson, rachel fischer, matt kanter, m hurley, stacey taheny, sue and me)- a personal note- our 17′th wedding anniversary that day- matt was in our wedding band.
* the shiviti drummers- participatory jewish drum circle
* art and drums jam which includes YOU

we will be asking for your support at the event- so please donate if possible, but admission is free.

please come out, enjoy and support.

ok- for grins here are a few sound file excerpts from recent zelwel.com related public appearances-

gHOST project at harvest art tee shirt fest- stacey taheny- voice, sue & eliezer k- perc with jason scott page- perc and keys

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trio percussive at cmop brown rice cooker fest- christopher bruce, henry mayer, and me-

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looking at another possible appearance by gHOST project towards then end of this month- details when i know for sure.

and have i mentioned- the new mi yodea e-cd ‘tradition with a twist’ is now available? get it here (among other places)-

http://www.amazon.com/Tradition-With-A-Twist/dp/B005P38G3U/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1317852684&sr=8-2

and don’t forget rocking for limmud 12/4 at the skokie theatre- www.skokietheatre.com for tix

unknown phenomenon
bursting with joy and music.

hiding in plain view on the north side of chicago
we make bands and do these things because of the gHOST of god-
the tzelem elokim (if you will)- our imprint.
the sacred magic stamp which made us SUCH THAT
we are all the same
AND
we are all different.

news-

see flyers for info about trio percussive at chicago modern orchestra project brown rice cooker createfest (9/27 6:45) and mi yodea and friends in benefit for limmud chicago (12/4 7 pm) at the skokie theatre.

the oct 16 simchat beit hashoeva- with mi yodea, the mitziut/ shiviti drummers and colorboration painters royce deans and tali farchi is taking place in evanston- details and nifty flyer/ poster forthcoming this weekend.

the sep 25 and oct 29 gHOST project stuff- not happening. gHOST project (stacey, sue and me) will be here when you need us. in the meantime we send our love and this sound file-

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once again- shanah tovah, peace, love and respect from zelwel.com.

ek

i haven’t blogged in a while. there are a bunch of things in the works right now- here’s a summary-

* trio percussive- henry mayer, christopher bruce, eliezer kaplan- brown rice- 4332 n kedzie, chicago- as part of renee baker’s chicago modern orchestra project brown rice cooker createfest- 9/27 6:45 pm

* gHOST project- shows pencilled in for 9/25 and 10/29 (hollywood lounge halloween show- also looking for show collaborators for this one- so if you think you are an artistic match and you wanna then please e-mail me)- details tba

* mi yodea- 10/16 (evening)- with mitziut/ shiviti drummers and colorboration painters royce deans and tali farchi-participatory art and paint jam- more details tba
12/4- with ovadya and the alte rockers in a benefit for limmud chicago at the skokie theatre- please see previous blog post for relevant details.

all three projects of these projects are available for booking.

i am now on twitter too- just look for zelweldotcomguy.

i salute my fellow artists and human beings with the respect you are due. a jewish traditional source (tanna d’bei eliahu) says any and every human being is capable of the sacred spirit (ruach hakodesh)- that which makes us create- the gHOST in us… if you will. so to borrow from a culture i was not raised with- namaste. let’s see the best in each other. and shanah tovah- with love and respect from zelwel.com.   ek