Piamenta concert at the Carlebach Shul

Piamenta at the Carlebach Shul, Saturday night, January 19, 2008

Here are a couple of not-so-hot shots of the Piamenta band, with Piamentas (from left) Avi (in black shirt) on flute, Yehuda (in white shirt) on electric guitar, Moni the family CD producer singing lead, Yosi on lead guitar (center front), plus friends in action at the Carlebach Shul last Saturday night. There was also a guest appearance for one song by the younger Avi, Yosi's son (about 10 years old, I estimate, and thoroughly enjoying himself, both while playing and while listening), on drums. (The regular drummer is invisible behind Yosi in these photos.)

Young Avi Piamenta wasn't the only one thoroughly enjoying himself. We had a grand time listening (and, in my case, dancing) to Piamenta music old (such as "Od Yishamah," "Baruch Ata," and Hashem Or Li" (as I recollect) and new, as well as plenty of Carlebach tunes in honor of the venue.

There's more to come re music in my next post.

Bonus: A certain Punster got a much better shot of a certain cane-enabled Israeli folk dancer (left) and the founder/organizer of Girls' Night On (right), who were dancing in the back.