East Coast Spring Tour – May 2015
In the infamous words of early Renaissance poet Sir Mix-A-Lot: you get sprung. And Spring has got me totally Sprung. I’ve got so much great news and tons of exciting adventures to last you all the live-long May. I’m a songwriting contest finalist, I’m recording in Brazil, AND i’m coming to see you. I’m packing up my piano and […]
House Concerts & May Tour
This May I will be heading to several living rooms across the east coast (many of them will be open to the public), and spending a few days in Nashville soaking up the culture (and BBQ sauce). There’s still time for you to host an Avi Wisnia House Concert this season! It is a great way to provide […]
Holocaust Remembrance Day
In honor of April’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, my grandfather, Cantor David S. Wisnia, and I will recount our recent travels in Poland, with stories from Warsaw and Auschwitz, and music that we will perform together in two very special events that are free and open to the public. There was much interest in hearing more of […]
Cape May Songwriter Festival 2015
For the 8th year, I’ll be heading down to the southern-most tip of New Jersey for the Cape May Singer/Songwriter Festival! I can’t wait to return to the Bed & Breakfast Capital to perform as part of this music industry conference. I will also be hosting the After-Party, a special midnight songwriter’s jam on the last night […]
Poland Part 1 Postlude
I’ve been going through my pictures from Poland and this is the last one in the roll. My grandfather gave me this Russian hat to keep me warm on the days we were walking around Auschwitz. Appropriate, since the Russians were the ones to liberate the concentration camp. On our last morning in Warsaw, I […]
Poland Day 8 Part II
Wherever we went in Poland, there were signs for Kantors, or Money Exchanges. Some were regular Kantors, open during normal business hours; and some were open at all times, the 24-Hour Non-Stop Kantors. And that was the big joke between us, because that has been my grandfather’s title for the past several decades. The Cantor. […]
Poland Day 8
Just in case you didn’t think we were staying at a classy hotel, there is a glass candy dish at the front desk. I unwrapped a candy and put it in my mouth before I noticed it had my name printed on the wrapper. In Polish, wiśnia means cherry. You can find Wisnias in lots […]
Poland Day 7
On the train back to Warsaw with My Polish Wisnia. I am still sorting through a lot of emotions and thoughts after spending time in Auschwitz. My grandfather had taken me 11 years ago as well, but this time has been different. I am feeling more of a connection to Poland itself. I am feeling more […]
Poland Day 6 Part III
After the 70th Anniversary ceremony at the Auschwitz concentration camp, many of the survivors returned for dinner to the Dialogue Center – an old convent located very close to the camp that was housing many of us for the days leading up to the event. It seems these days had been intense for everyone. Reliving […]
Poland Day 6 Part II
Today commemorates the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz Death Camp,International Holocaust Remembrance Day. We started in Warsaw, where my grandfather grew up. We traveled through the Polish countryside to end up where my grandfather ended up, in Auschwitz. He often says he has two lives: one before the war, and one after the […]
