Jazz

The second Israeli Jazz Festival in Lehavim gets underway

The Lehavim Jazz Club, together with the Lehavim Council and the Community Center, present the second Jazz Festival in Lehavim, which will take place between June 18 and 20.

Guy Mintus
Ittai Binnun plays a large number of wind and other instruments.

Ittai Binnun’s ‘Home’: Jerusalem jazz meets post–Oct 7. reality

‘Princess Abigail and the Factory of Emotions’ (see Friday).

Jerusalem highlights: March 6-12

Family members and friends attend a funeral service for Israeli singer and composer Mati Caspi, who passed away after a prolonged battle with cancer, in Tel Aviv, February 9, 2026.

Matti Caspi laid to rest as family and artists gather to honor his legacy


Eduard Shyfrin says, ‘Save your time for love’

Creates new music initiative to increase love and peace in the world

  SHYFRIN AND members of Shyfrin Alliance

The Revolution Orchestra hits musical Main Street

Like many other artistic and cultural activities, it was put on hold in the wake of October 7

 THE REVOLUTION ORCHESTRA: a typically expansively crafted take on the works of George Gershwin.

Latino-America Festival returns to Tel Aviv amid war

The opening slot of the festival feeds straight off a solid, well-established and enduringly popular artistic foundation, with Sendersky et al charged with providing their own reading of Bossa Nova.

 LENNY SENDERSKY

Red Sea Jazz Festival returns amid war

The forthcoming edition of the Red Sea Jazz Festival, which takes place in Eilat February 22-24, has quite a few intriguing twinnings lined up across the three-day roster.

 TOM OREN will tickle the ivories at the Red Sea Jazz Festival next week.

Estonian violinist-conductor Andres Mustonen heads to Israel

Andres Mustonen will perform at the MustonenFest Tallinn–Tel Aviv festival, the 11th edition of which takes place all around the country February 12-March 21.

 ESTONIAN VIOLINIST-conductor Andres Mustonen.

Jazz is back in Eilat for Red Sea Jazz Festival

The Red Sea Jazz Festival, the discipline’s leading national showcase slot, is due to take place down in Eilat, February 22-24.

 ELI DEGIBRI

Jewish singer Emma Smith comes to Israel to spread some joy

The Postmodern Jukebox circuit was scuppered by the war in Gaza but it’s enabling Smith to break out on her own, backed by longtime collaborator, guitarist and musical director Denny Ilett.

 EMMA SMITH: I get to sing all these Jewish composers who wrote all the best Christmas songs.

Jazz to the rescue: A marathon event supports survivors of October 7

A jazz marathon is due to take place at the Tassa venue in Tel Aviv on December 3 (starts 6 p.m.). The proceeds of the program will go to treating the October 7 massacre survivors.

 FLUTIST MATTAN KLEIN with Belgian Ambassador to Israel Jean-Luc Bodson on bass

Jerusalem highlights October 27-November 2

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 GESHER ENTERTAINMENT: Evegnia Dodina and Amnon Wolf in ‘We Eat.’

Holding hands in music

A jazz fundraiser aims to provide desperately needed medical assistance for the war victims.

 FLUTIST MATTAN KLEIN with Belgian Ambassador to Israel Jean-Luc Bodson on bass