This evening marks the start of Hanukkah, and Zion80 will celebrate the Festival of Lights with a special show at New York’s Brooklyn Bowl on Tuesday, December 27. The ensemble will share the bill with Richmond, VA’s No BS! Brass Band.

Led by Jon Madof, Zion80 “explores Jewish music – from Carlebach to Zorn and everything in between through the lens of the Afrobeat funk master Fela Anikulapo Kuti.” The outfit recently performed at John Zorn’s The Stone as part of Madof’s residency at the experimental venue, including a performance of the composer’s “Masada Book B’riah.”