The following is a list of examples of Contemporary Jewish Music in America. It is a small sample and by no means complete. These example supplement an article I wrote that will appear in the American Jewish Yearbook in 2001. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions: mkligman@huc.edu.

Music in the Orthodox Community

1. Hassidic:Modzitz, Cass.: "Shir Hamaalos," The Best of Modzitz sung by Ben Zion Shenker
2. Shlomo Carlebach, VIDEO: "Shomer Israel," Live Concert in Prague 1989
3. Shlomo Carlebach, Cass.: "Pischu Li," Shlomo Carlebach at the Village Gate
4. The Rabbi's Sons, Cass.: "Lecho Hashem," The Rabbi's Songs Greatest Hits
5. D'veykus, Cass.: "V'lee Yerushalayim," D'veykus-3
6. The Diaspora Yeshiva Band, CD: "Pitchu Li sharei Tzedek," Land of our Fathers
7. Shlock Rock, Cass.: "All Night Long," Shlock Rock III "To Unite All Jews"" (also "Yo Yo Yo Yarmulke" on Shlock Rock Video vol. I)
8. Avraham Fried, Cass.:"No Jew Will be Left Behind," No Jew Will be Left Behind
9. Avraham Fried, CD: "Didoh Bei," Chazak! (also Ohel Video 1998, Paramount theatre at Madison Square Garden)

Examples of new Music in the Orthodox Community

10. Kol Achai, Hallelu
11. DEDI
12. Yossi Piamenta, Piamenta: The way you like it!

Music in the Conservative Community

13. Craig Taubman, CD: "Shir Chadash," Voice of the Spirit
14. Craig Taubman, CD: "Barchu," friday night live: shabbat in spirit and song
15. "Leaving Mother Russia" and other recordings by Safam
16. Recordings by Paul and Sol Zim

Music in the Reform Community

17. Debbie Friedman, CD: "Bar'chu," If Not Now, When?
18. Debbie Friedman, CD: "Miriam's Song," Debbie Friedman Live at the Del
19. Debbie Friedman, CD: "Elohai N'Shamah" & "Hal'luyah-Psalm 150" Renewal of Spirit
20. Kol B'Seder, "Lo Alecha," In Every Generation
21. Jeff Klepper, CD: in this place: Jewish songs of time and space

Klezmer Music
Reissues of 78rpm recordings:

22. Klezmer Pioneers
23. Dave Tarras, Yiddish American Klezmer Music 1925-1956

New Klezmer Music:

24. The Klezmatics, Rhythm and Jews
25. The Klezmatics, Jews with Horns
26. The Klezmatics and Chava Alberstein, The Well
27. Brave Old World, Beyond the Pale
28. The Klezmer Conservatory Band, Dancing in the Aisles
29. Andy Statman, Between Heaven and Earth: Music of the Jewish Mystics
30. Itzhak Perlman In the Fiddler's House (Perlman plays with Brave Old Word, The Klezmatics, The Andy Statman Klezmer Orchestra, The Klezmer Conservatory Band)

Yiddish Songs:

31. Pearls of Yiddish Song
32. Mir Trogn a Gezan
33. The Yiddish Art Song, Leon Lisher, Bass and Lazat Weiner, piano
34. Dreaming in Yiddish, Adrienne Cooper, vocalist and Joyce Rosenzweit, piano
35. Mandy Patinkin, Mamaloshen (Yiddish songs and American songs sung in yiddish like "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"

Other Examples

36. Ben Sidran, Life's A Lesson (Jazz version of well known Jewish songs)
37. Jazz Service, Kenny G and Bruce Benson
38. Kol Simcha, Symphonic Klezmer with Sinfonietta de Lausanne (Klezmer music and Orchestra)
39. Barbara Streisand, "Avinu Malkeinu" Higher Ground (Janowski's "Avinu Malkeinu")
40. The Jewish Alternative Movement, A Guide for the Perplexed (knitting factory records, compilation of Avant Garde Jazz by Jewish artics including Hasidic New Wave, Wally Brill and others)

Most of this music can be purchased from Tara Publications (www.jewishmusic.com). On these web sites sound clips are available for some items.