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Paula Greif, video director for the Del
Fuegos' song "I Still Want You."
After Del Fuegos dissolved in the
1990s, the Zaneses settled in New York
City. With a new daughter, he started
exploring family music and learned .
how to record on his own.
"I didn't know I could relate to
children',' says Zanes, who recently
appeared at New York's Carnegie Hall
and soon will be - at Disney World in
Florida. "I think it's part of evolving
over the years and genuinely caring
about families and family life!'
Although raised as a Protestant,
Zanes focuses his spirituality on
Judaism, the faith of his wife and
daughter, Anna, who is preparing for
her bat mitzvah next year. The fam-
ily attends a synagogue in Brooklyn
Heights.
"I thought it was important for my
daughter to have a Jewish identity
because her mother is Jewish;' Zanes
explains. "I enjoy being a part of the
Jewish world in New York, and I've felt
very comfortable with Judaism since
the first time I went to the synagogue
eight years ago!'
As Zanes began to attend syna-
Keeping with his combined
religious and musical inter-
ests, encouraged during
Jewish camping sessions,
Nichols has served as music
, director and featured per-
former at NFTY Nationals
in Washington, D.C.; artist--
in-residence for the North
American Alliance for
Informal Jewish Educators;
and artist-in-residence for
12 Jewish camps.
"`B'tzelem Elohim'
the Image of God') from the
CD Be Strong captures my
outlook the most;' Nichols
says about the song extol-
ling the virtues of reaching
out to others. "We currently
are working on a new CD,
All We Can Do."
Nichols, married with a daughter,
tours constantly with shows at Jewish
centers, temples, organizational meet-
ing places, Hillel headquarters and
camps.
"I hope people will check out our
Web site, www.jewishrock.com ,"
Nichols says. "There are lots of free
music, movies and downloads!'
gogue regularly, he noticed that other
members of the congregation also
were unfamiliar with the songs that
were part of the services. He brought
together a group of kids, and they
recorded the religious selections so
others could learn and relearn them.
Zanes' enduring favorite perfor-
mance song is "The Welcome Table!'
"I like it because it's a song of inclu-
sion;' says Zanes, who has worked
with Sheryl Crow, Suzanne Vega and
Simon Kirke. "That really says it all to
me in all that I do. I think difficulties
come from thinking of people as 'us'
and 'them.' Music making can be a real
antidote to that, and I want to spread
my enthusiasm for it all."
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