The Radical Jewish Cultural movement, spurred into existence by avant-garde composer John Zorn, is already in its second decade and steadily progressing into the ...

Alex Kontorovich's family has been steeped in math for generations. But he is the only member of his family who studied number theory and also became a musician. "That was sort of an accident," he ...

In August 7, the jazz music of Alex Kontorovich ’02 and Adrian Banner *02 floated out over Frist Campus Center’s south courtyard, part of a free summer concert series. Kontorovich, a math major from ...

Founded in 1998, the student musical group Klez Dispensers is hosting "Klezmerpalooza" this weekend, in which several other klezmer bands will play. Manager Inna Barmash '01 and musical director Alex ...

With his program of eight original compositions, clarinetist and alto saxophonist Alex Kontorovich combines klezmer with modern jazz on Deep Minor, his debut as leader. While expressing the exotic ...