Jewish music meets the roaring 20’s in a new single that has just been released drawing key inspiration from jazz, klezmer and prayer. The song, Sheyibone, performed by singer/cantor, Aryeh Leib Hurwitz, expresses one of the most fundamental Jewish prayers, beseeching G-d to rebuild the Beis Hamikdash, ushering in the period of global unity and harmony.
“To me, it’s a prayer, maybe the ultimate prayer, a tefiloh does not go by without these words recited,” Hurwitz explains. “The world is filled with forces in constant opposition, but to create harmony we have take these discordant, sometimes even troubling rhythms, and bring them together. Music is similar in that sense, two very different sounds coming together to create one harmony, one beautiful sound. That was the inspiration for Sheyibone.”
Raised in Brooklyn, Hurwitz, has never shied away from exploring new creativity in his music. An admirer of Pavarotti, Rosenblatt and Moshe Koussevitzky, the singer expressed his desire to give Sheyibone a new, enthusiastic sound. The sound of celebration.
With an eclectic musical arrangement featuring Big Band Jazz, the single is a lively—and surprisingly diverse—interpretation of the famous melody, arranged by conductor Meir Briskman. Listening to the track, one is reminded of the singers of the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s who took the world by storm with their brash, innovative style. “It will make you want to pray and swing”.
Sheyibone has been produced in various forms over the years, including an earlier interpretation made famous by Moshe Koussevitzky. In this ‘Jazzy’ rendition Hurwitz maintains that Chazzonus feel.
The music video is of a live rendition featuring 17 ‘big band’ musicians, a conductor and a cantor in a slightly different version than the single which has just been made available to the public earlier this month. Sheyibone can be found on all music streaming stores such as, iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Music, Spotify, Mostly Music and more.
“There’s a lot more music in the pipeline”, Hurwitz says. Having recently performed at the Berlin Philharmonic, and in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, the Big Band-Chazzonus rendition is another page in the young singers career.
Sung by: Aryeh Leib Hurwitz
Music Arrangements and Conducted by: Meir Briskman
Music played by: Eyal Vilner Big Band
Music Recording: Bunker Studio
Vocals recorded and mastered by: Brian Forbes ADIM Studio
Produced by: Maria Brodskaya
Record Label: Sefirot Records
Video by: Gabriel Genesis
Artwork by: Levi Weingarten
PR by: Sruly Meyer
Are there more videos from the concert with the orchestra?
Never heard it done this way.
Thank you Chazzon!
and thank you COL
excellent voice. creative and refreshing rendition
Loves the eclectic band. Loved the jazzy flow. Maybe come down and do an aussie tour? #hurwitzsinaustralia
Great musicians . Good Chazan . But I expected that the Chazan will be singing also with Jazz elements
Stunning! Really music to our ears
No words, great job Rabbi Hurwitz
was very well put together from every possible angle.
Moshiach Now!
Can’t stop listening to this song.
Truly remarkable
He is not singing in a swing shuffle, though the band is…
He davens in our shul and he is just the best
Y.B
Not used to this. But I like the rendition. Looking forward to more
Aryeh Horowitz beautiful voice and loved the twist with the jazz. A new interesting flavor.
With all the dirty laundry this website posts about our holy shtetl, in the Rebbe’s courtyard… Finally a representation of what Crown Heights really is!!!!
Crown Heights like this wonderful rendition of an ageless niggun is:
Cool
Chasidish
Down To Earth
Talented
Beareded
Tzanua
Oholei Torah
And Gezh!
This piece is masterful. Reminds me what Moshe Oysher did with sheyibone. Mind you, the somg has many versions all different than the composers Yisroel Schorr. But they all would sing it completely different than how it was sung at farbrengens
Amazing twist. Great band. Looks really professional. And the voice is golden.
This generations rosenblatt and dare i say even better!!!
“more music in the pipeline”- I hope so!!
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Next KING of Jewish music=Aryeh Leib Hurwitz!
I personally don’t believe this style does justice to, and or is quite respectful enough for this magnificent masterpiece of our music!