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Sifting and Winnowing American Popular Music with Ben Sidran. Cover composite: photography by Pierre Damon, illustration by Planet Propaganda
Distinguished Alumni Award Honoree Ben Sidran '67, May 3 2012

76th Annual Distinguished Alumni Awards

Dozens of Badgers, friends and family members gathered at Memorial Union in early May to celebrate Ben Sidran and his support of UW-Madison.

Upcoming Performances


October 13, 2012
Musical Instrument Museum
Phoenix, AZ
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October 21, 2012
Osher Marin Jewish Community Center
San Rafael, CA
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October 23, 2012
Silicon Valley Jewish Community Center
Los Gatos, CA
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October 25, 2012
Peninsula Jewish Community Center
Foster City, CA
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December 9, 2012
Newman Center for the Performing Arts
Denver, CO
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December 12, 2012
Center for Jewish History
New York, NY
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Ben Sidran performs at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, April 2012

"Is art the cake or the frosting?"

Travel cross-country with your fellow Badgers in just a click of your mouse with our Sidran Tour Scrapbook.
Cover Composite: photography by Pierre Damon, Illustration by Planet Propaganda

The Music of Surprise

Earlier this month, we grabbed coffee with the Madison music legend; hear his musings on style, storytelling and the real meaning of jazz.
There was a Fire: Jews, Music and the American Dream

There Was a Fire

Published March 2012, There Was a Fire is the the first comprehensive examination of Jewish influence and participation in the American popular music business.

Buy it now on Amazon.com or at bensidran.com.


Congrats to Emily Luker '04!

Emily is the winner of an autographed copy of Ben Sidran's There Was a Fire: Jews , Music and the American Dream.
Cover Composite: photography by Pierre Damon, Illustration by Planet Propaganda

Experience Ben Sidran

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From Life's a Lesson, 1994
From There Was a Fire, 2012

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