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With record-breaking
CD sales and scores of sold-out performances, Blue Fringe is fast establishing
itself as America's favorite Jewish rock band.
Captivating large
and enthusiastic audiences of all ages across the religious spectrum throughout
the U.S. and abroad, the band successfully mixes pop, rock, funk and R&B
with Jewish themes that are particularly relevant today.
The group's second
album, "70 Faces," released in the summer of 2005, features
11 original songs, in Hebrew and English, and offers a rare blend of Jewish
themes and a contemporary sound remindful, at times, of the Dave Matthews
Band, Coldplay and John Mayer. Blue Fringe's breakout first album, "My
Awakening," sold more than 15,000 copies and featured compositions
ranging from soul-searching to satiric, setting a new standard for Jewish
popular music. Based in New York City, Blue Fringe performs regularly
on the East Coast, including major New York venues like Irving Plaza,
BB King's Blues Club, and Makor. In addition, the band has toured the
U.S. and Canada, as well as South Africa, Australia, the UK, and Israel,
where it performs frequently, including the "Rock `n Soul Festival"
in Beit Shemesh that hosts 10,000 fans.
The band is comprised
of four 20-something friends who met at Yeshiva University in 2001: Dov
Rosenblatt, guitarist, songwriter and vocalist with an engaging stage
presence and heartfelt style; Avi Hoffman, composer and lead guitarist
known for his electrifying, bluesy notes; drummer Danny Zwillenberg, who
incorporates rhythms from diverse musical sources, including Latin, reggae,
funk and rock; and Hayyim Danzig on the bass, both electric and upright,
who gives the group its soul with bass-lines deeply rooted in old-school
funk and jazz. Blue Fringe prides itself on being a "live band,"
and in performances from small venues to large concert halls, and from
summer camps, Hillels and youth groups to Town Hall or large outdoor shows,
their music and presence have captivated audiences and left them dancing
in the aisles.
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