Stop by Sonoma Terrace during Disney Festival Holidays in the afternoon and evening and the area will come to life multiple times with the music and magic of Mostly Kosher. This energetic brings the holidays to life with their eclectic, contemporary spin on klezmer music.
Throughout Disney Festival of Holidays they are scheduled to play at Sonoma Terrace (weather permitting) at the following times:
- 3:15 PM
- 4:25 PM
- 5:35 PM
- 6:30 PM
- 7:40 PM
On the Disneyland website, Mostly Kosher is described in the following way:
Mostly Kosher celebrates Hanukkah with entertaining, uplifting music—a tapestry of klezmer, jazz, Latin and rock. This band creates a 21st-century sound all their own.
Here are photos and video of Mostly Kosher from the opening weekend of Disney Festival of the Holidays at the Disneyland Resort:
On Mostly Kosher’s website, the band is described as follows:
MOSTLY KOSHER is a musical feast that explodes into a global food-fight of Jazz, Latin, Rock, and Folk. In response to the poetry and folk music of Judaic roots, their original voice resounds with themes of social justice, human dignity and mutual understanding. Led by frontman Leeav Sofer, one of Jewish Journal’s “30 under 30” most accomplished professionals in the Los Angeles Jewish diaspora, Mostly Kosher is comprised of some of the highest regarded Los Angeles musicians: violinist Janice Mautner Markham, drummer Eric Hagstrom, bassist Adam Levy, accordionist Gee Rabe, trombonist Taylor Covey and Aníbal Seminario on clarinet and sax.
Mostly Kosher is a fixture at renowned Southern California stages such as the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, Skirball Cultural Center, Torrance Center for the Arts and Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center. They have also graced the stage of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for a live television broadcast to over half a million viewers in 2015, 2017 and 2019. The ensemble has headlined multiple summer festivals including the Silicon Valley Jewish Music Festival, Claremont Folk Festival. Mostly Kosher had the honor of being the first Jewish music ensemble at the Disney parks with 2020 marking their fourth season performing during the 2-month long Festival of Holidays. Mostly Kosher was credited for “stealing the Festival of Holidays Show” by the acclaimed Fresh Baked Disney podcast. For the 2017 holiday season, Mostly Kosher added Epcot Center in Florida to their list of holiday performance venues, becoming Disney’s first Jewish cultural music performed on both coasts.
Staying true to giving back to the community, Mostly Kosher is proud to be teaching artists for Urban Voices Project, performing and educating in underserved areas in and around Southern California including prisons, community clinics and shelters serving men and women suffering from homelessness. Mostly Kosher is also mentor ensemble to the Jewish Youth Orchestra, a project of the Jewish Federation of San Gabriel Valley, offering performance opportunities and ongoing workshops for middle school and high school musicians.
The band’s self-titled debut album has won international acclaim by World Music Network, Songlines Magazine, and BBC radio. The first track, Ikh Hob Dikh Tsufil Lib (I Love You Much Too Much), was recognized as one of World Music Network’s Top 6 Songs of 2014. Mostly Kosher’s music videos have been garnering accolades on the film festival circuit, receiving two nominations at the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema and Best Music Video at the Glendale International Film Festival. 2019 marked the indie film debut of Mostly Kosher, as they were featured in the wedding scene of the upcoming release, “Severed Silence”, starring Izabela Vidovic and Melora Walters.
Have you seen Mostly Kosher at Sonoma Terrace during Disney Festival of Holidays? What was your favorite part of their show? Share your thoughts and opinions in the comments below!
