Music performance coming to Jewish community center
From left to right: Kimball Hurd, Alisa Fineman.
Multi-instrumentalist folk duo will be performing
–The Jewish Community Center – Federation of San Luis Obispo is going to host the renowned folk duo of Alisa Fineman and Kimball Hurd for an afternoon of music on Sunday, Aug. 15 starting at 1 p.m. The concert will be held in celebration of Carol and Stanley Stern’s contributions to the local Jewish, music, and dance communities.
Award-Winning singers, songwriters and multi-instrumentalists, Fineman and Hurd have earned both national and international acclaim for their singing, songwriting and world music repertoire.
“Fineman’s sharp lyrics and soulful voice blend perfectly with Hurd’s multi-instrumental talent. Together, Alisa and Kimball’s loving collaboration, harmonies and down to-earth performances have earned them appearances at many festivals including Kerrville Folk Festival, Kate Wolf Music Festival, Austin’s South By-Southwest, Strawberry Music Festival and Jacob’s Ladder Folk Festival in Israel and their music appears on compilations including Putumayo and Barnes & Noble. Alisa & Kimball’s appreciation for the ordinary miracles of every day and love for nature and community infuse their songs with a spirit that moves, inspires and uplifts all who listen,” said Wallace Baine of the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
After serving as a cantorial soloist for decades, Fineman was ordained from Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion’s Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music in May 2018. Her cantor’s journey first began with Congregation Emeth in Gilroy in 1990, Temple Beth El in Salinas and for the last 23 years at Congregation Beth Israel in Carmel. Fineman joined the clergy team at Temple Beth El in Aptos for a one-year position in July 2020 and presently serves families and congregations worldwide. Her cantorial background adds a sacred and world music component to the duo’s repertoire.
Hurd’s instrumental abilities add dimension to the duo’s performances with an array of tasteful musical accents on guitar, mandolin, mandola, dobro, banjo and slide guitar. Fineman accompanies on guitar, harmonium and frame drum while both interweave vocal harmonies.
Tickets are $25, but free for any children below 15. They can be purchased at the event page. The concert will follow current guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the State of California.
