AJMF8From Ladino Jams to Beastie Boys Rhymes
18 Days of Jewish Music
More than 5,000 attended the eighth annual Atlanta Jewish Music Festival.
Jewish-American hip-hop artist Kosha Dillz gets the crowd into it at the Buckhead Theatre during AJMF8 in March 2017.
The eighth annual Atlanta Jewish Music Festival ended Sunday, March 19, after 18 days and 24 events. From Sephardic world rhythms to jazz, rock and Israeli hip-hop, AJMF8 featured one of their most eclectic lineups yet. This year’s attendance was estimated at 5,335, up 35 percent from 2016.
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- AJMF8 closes with the Molly Blank Jewish Concert Series at the Breman Museum, featuring music from 1956 to 1966, including the hits “Jailhouse Rock,” “One Fine Day” and “Stand by Me.”
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- Local hip-hop group Mighty High Coup throws down the beats with a cover of the Beastie Boys’ “Posse in Effect.”
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- AJMF Executive Director Russell Gottschalk and local hip-hop artist Adan Bean introduce the live cover of the Beastie Boys’ album “Licensed to Ill.”
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- Jewish-American hip-hop artist Kosha Dillz gets the crowd into it at the Buckhead Theatre during AJMF8 in March 2017.
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- The AJMF8 Teen Battle of the Bands provides an opportunity for high-schoolers to rock out.
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- Sarah Aroeste teaches Ladino to the audience at the Marcus JCC’s family Purim concert. She performed five times at AJMF8.
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- Is that Elvis or Rabbi Brian Glusman at the Marcus JCC’s family Purim concert?
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- AJMF songwriting commission winner Nick Edelstein performs at Eddie’s Attic during international night.
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- Atlanta-based pianist David Marcus has some fun at Congregation Beth Haverim, where he performed a set of Sephardic music.
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- Rabbi David Spinrad, Sammy Rosenbaum and Michael Levine lead a special edition of The Temple’s monthly Well series at City Winery during AJMF8.
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- Afro-Cuban jazz fusion group Odessa/Havana open AJMF8 at City Winery.
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- Foad Naraghi performs at international night at Eddie’s Attic.
Watch: AJMF & ATL Collective present Beastie Boys’ “Licensed to Ill” at AJMF8.
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