Tablet Talk: Miri Ben-Ari

Miri Ben-Ari, the Hip-Hop Violinist, talks to Tablet editor-in-chief Alana Newhouse about her life and inspirations.

A violin prodigy, she studied with Isaac Stern in Tel Aviv, before immigrating to the US where she developed her signature style. She has collaborated with Jay-Z, Wyclef Jean, Alicia Keys and Wynton Marsalis, and shared a Grammy Award with Kanye West for “Jesus Walks.”