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Dear 

As per our call 

Please allow me to introduce Baby Tosh, a Scottish-born, USA-based singer, pianist, and songwriter renowned for his emotive performances and eclectic musical style. His work seamlessly blends jazz, classical, pop, folk, and traditional Jewish and Scottish music, often incorporating live piano looping and improvisation into his shows. 

​Musical Style & Performances

Known for his dynamic and unpredictable performances, Baby Tosh offers two distinct shows:

    1.   Original Operetta – Paper Gun: Described as “an exercise in expressing things you can never express,” this piece delves into themes of vulnerability and emotional depth, inviting audiences into an intimate and reflective experience.

        2.    Six Decades of Jewish Songwriters: A tribute to the rich history of Jewish contributions to music, this show features classics from artists like Frank Sinatra (from his long list of Jewish writers), Neil Diamond, Amy Winehouse, and Bob Dylan, presented with Baby Tosh’s unique flair.​

see live samples on

www.babytosh.com

www.babytosh.com/operetta

His Operetta resonates with listeners by addressing the universal struggle of maintaining a facade of strength while grappling with internal challenges. Its jazz-inflected melodies and heartfelt lyrics create an intimate atmosphere that invites reflection and emotional connection.

"Baby Tosh held up a mirror to the audience, inviting us to wrestle with ourselves, with each other, and with G-d. And isn’t that the truest form of art? Unforgettable performance!"

- Tzipporah Naim, 

at Libbys & Daniels home concert

His performances is characterized by a fusion of conversation, humor, and musical prowess, often leaving audiences feeling as though they’ve been part of a

"pre-WWII era artistic gathering."

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We are currently planning a tour route and see Paul will be passing your door, and available on:

DATES

Please be in touch with me Alan Gestetner alan@babytosh.com to book 845 323 2631

and Paul paul@babytosh.com to schedule 904 860 2362

Kind Regards

Alan

Alan Gestetner management

alan@babytosh.com

Monsey NY

P.S.

Please allow me to mention that the Operetta is his best work, but a combination of the J writers show may be useful for getting a crowd which is a great set. But regards the Operetta it's not just my opinion I see the reactions.

But again if you prefer a combo or even just the J writers that's great.

ON CAMPUS

https://aepi.org/

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https://www.hillel.org/

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Dear university

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As per our call 
 

Please allow me to introduce Baby Tosh, born Paul/Pinchas Avrohom Toshner, a Scottish-born, USA-based singer, pianist, and songwriter renowned for his emotive performances and eclectic musical style. His work seamlessly blends jazz, classical, pop, folk, and traditional Jewish and Scottish music, often incorporating live piano looping and improvisation into his shows. 

​Musical Style & Performance

Known for his dynamic and unpredictable performances, Baby Tosh offers a distinct show:

An original Operetta – Paper Gun: Described as “an exercise in expressing things you can never express,” this piece delves into themes of vulnerability and emotional depth, inviting audiences into an intimate and reflective experience.​

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His Operetta resonates with listeners by addressing the universal struggle of maintaining a facade of strength while grappling with internal challenges. Its jazz-inflected melodies and heartfelt lyrics create an intimate atmosphere that invites reflection and emotional connection.
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The two points raised by Rabbi Jonathon Sax in this interview quoted and linked below; 

• Where did we write our esthetic music? To tell people what the life of faith actually does to you. 

• The issue of 90%+ losing Jews on campus, all be it we have a minyan etc there (read below)

It is my conclusion that the very issue of not having our esthetic art piece is what that prevents making strides on campus in particular

If performed on campus, this is what Paper Gun the Operetta was created for.

see samples on www.babytosh.com/operetta

Here are two quotes from a performance of it in Charleston February 2025

The first by the hostess Libby Fox.

“Last night made me feel like pre WWII era of the arts in Jewish society! 

Loved it”

Libby Fox

Director: swampfoxdockandmarine.com

at Charleston home 

where Operetta performed

The second by a guest, Tzipporah Naim, a 27year old pregnant, newly married frum Baales Teshuvah lady in Charleston.

“Baby Tosh’s recent performance was nothing short of a revelation—The operetta wove an intricate dance between self-awareness and illusion. Even as the performance ended and we instinctively returned to lighthearted conversation, the depth of what we had experienced lingered within each of us, waiting to be unpacked in solitude. Baby Tosh didn’t just deliver a performance—he held up a mirror to the audience, inviting us to wrestle with ourselves, with each other, and with G-d. And isn’t that the truest form of art? I hope he comes again soon!

Unforgettable performance. So grateful to Glen for recording!"

- Tzipporah Naim

at Libbys & Daniels home concert

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I believe it is part of Pauls / Pinchas’s job to go out to universities, among other places, to perform Paper Gun – as Kiruv. The reason Paper Gun the Operetta fits the bill of "emotional esthetic / songs that come from the Jewish soul", is perhaps best represented in "All laughs, no smile" on www.papergun.com/campus.

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The Operetta as a whole represents a journey from classic disappointment in secular duplicity; from the extreme paradoxes of the politically minded non observant, to the understanding and balance of the golden middle road in the Torah,

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AS QUOTED FROM THIS INTERVIEW:

https://rabbisacks.org/archive/behind-the-bima/

QUESTION to Rabbi Sax

What could the orthodox community spend time on that is being overlooked, apart from appropriately so, more Talmud Torah, chesed, activism, social justice. Is the orthodox community neglecting anything.

ANSWER

Avrom Yoshua Heschel, author of “G-d in search of man”, grandson of the Abter Rov was a poet of the spirit, wasn’t really a philosopher.

I think there are two things we are missing:

All that goes with the “affective” dimension of Judaism, the emotional life.

There is some nice Jewish music, but some of the most popular is actually non-Jewish pop set to Jewish words, sang acappella – which is great, I love it. But I like to see music coming from the Jewish soul. So I think we haven’t done enough with the “affective” dimension. And music is probably the most important, I mean we wrote everyone else’s music, Irving Berlin wrote I’m dreaming of a white Christmas”, Mahler’s 8th symphony is a catholic mass. Where did we write our music? To tell people what the life of faith actually does to you. 

And the other thing is, and I absolutely think modern orthodoxy is missing out on this badly is kiruv. And the reason I say this is because the difference between a material and physical possession is, that with a material one the more you share the less you have, when it comes to a spiritual one the opposite. And that is why Chabad can send people out to where there is no Yiddishkeit, where you and I would lose our Yiddishkeit overnight almost because there is no support system, and yet they keep it, why? Because they’re busy sharing it.

Modern orthodox people should be going out on campuses. Do you know how many Jews we lose on campus, 90% minimum. Every campus you’ll find a nice modern orthodox minyan, davening three times a day, daf yomi, everything la/mahadrin. But they’re not taking it out to people who don’t have it. (id say its super hard with the distractions of the day). And when you don’t give something in your spirit dies.

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