Overlooked

<p>It’s rare when Christmas and Hanukkah share the same Eve but that’s what’s happening in 2024. In this live broadcast from Overlook Mountain, “Overlooked” host Rob Saffer will devote the first half of the program to Christmas music: some classics and some originals, played primarily by jazz musicians such as John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, and Bill Evans, along with tongue-in-cheek rockers by Yo La Tengo and REM. Unlike Christmas, Hanukkah is not a major Jewish holiday so there’s not a ton of holiday music; the second half of the show will be composed of non-liturgical Jewish music: traditional and neo-klezmer, Jewgrass, and more by artists such as John Zorn, Steven Bernstein, Hasidic New Wave, the New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars, and others. And in another rare synchronicity, we’ll hear 24 tunes to close out 2024. Happy Everything.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Playlist:&nbsp;</p><p>The Hanukkah-Xmas March of Truth for 12 Days of Jingling Bells with Spirits - Mars Williams</p><p>Vitus Labrusca (“Overlooked” theme) - Ben La Mar Gay</p><p>White Christmas - Charlie Parker</p><p>Greensleeves - John Coltrane</p><p>Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies - Duke Ellington</p><p>O Come All Ye Faithful - Chris Potter</p><p>Magical Sleigh Ride - John Zorn/The Dreamers</p><p>Silent Night - Christian Sands</p><p>Winter Wonderland - Red Garland Trio</p><p>Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Bill Evans</p><p>Jingle Bells - Frank Vignola</p><p>Christmas Griping - REM</p><p>Rock ’n Roll Santa - Yo La Tengo</p><p>It's Christmas Time - Sun Ra (The Qualities)</p><p>Hanukkah Dance - Watkins Family Hour</p><p>NY Psycho Freylekhs - The Klezmatics<br></p><p>Psycho-Klezmer (Naftulie Brandwein, composer) - Frank London</p><p>Conference of the Jews - New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars</p><p>Debka - Hasidic New Wave</p><p>Hasidic Folk Song - Fima Ephron</p><p>Alts for Gelt -Paradox Trio</p><p>Raguel - Masada String Trio</p><p>Simeon (yis May Chu) - Steven Bernstein</p><p>Sapir - Klezmerson</p><p>Tahah - John Zorn/Masada</p><p><br></p><p>After the news at noon, “Overlooked” is a show focusing on overlooked and under-heard jazz, improvisational, and other fringe music, from early roots to contemporary experiments, a mix of familiar to rare, classic to weird. Live from Overlook Mountain in Ulster County.</p>

<p>Host Rob Saffer is the former Executive Director and Producer of the Creative Music Foundation. While living in Brooklyn for 25 years, he served on advisory boards for Celebrate Brooklyn and Symphony Space. He also curated the Brooklyn Museum’s summer jazz series and helped found The Mingus Big Band.</p>

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