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


Latvian singer Alise Kante stars at this year’s Jaffa Jazz Festival

Alise Kante followed suit some time ago and has taken Fitzgerald’s lead and run with it into all sorts of areas of musical pursuit.

 JAZZ VOCALIST Alise Kante interprets The Carpenters.

International Guitar Festival returns for the fifth time in Tel Aviv

Jazz fans will, no doubt, be delighted to get another – rare – opportunity to catch the silky skills of Belgian guitarist Philip Catherine firsthand.

 BRAZILIAN VIRTUOSO Yamandu Costa.

Veteran Israeli jazz guitarist Yosi Levy to perform at Jaffa Jazz Festival

Yosi Levy has a slot in the forthcoming annual Jaffa Jazz Festival, which takes place at ZOA House in Tel Aviv October 5-7,

 YOSI LEVY

Red Sea Jazz Festival returns to Israel for the 37th time

The 37th rollout proffers the usual programmatic hybrid of local bands and big names from abroad, and there is a fitting tribute to Dubi Lenz, who passed away earlier this year.

Silhouette of a musician playing the saxophone

David Alfandary debuts first album in Mitzpe Ramon

The wind instrument player is finally releasing his debut record, Spring, at the not-so-tender age of 56, at the Internal Compass Summer Jazz Festival which takes place at Mitzpe Ramon August 23-26.

 DAVID ALFARANDY is releasing his debut record, ‘Spring,’ at the Jazz Festival taking place at Mitzpe Ramon.

US saxophonist Tivon Pennicott to give master class at Rimon school

The saxman has appeared on many of the world’s leading stages, including the Royal Albert Hall, Berliner Philharmonie, and Carnegie Hall.

 AMERICAN COMPOSER, orchestrator, and tenor saxophonist Tivon Pennicott will give a master class at the Rimon school.

WATCH: "Jazz is an inclusive art form"

LIVE: Israeli clarinetist, saxophonist, and composer Hillai Govreen in conversation with jazz journalist Yotam Ziv.

 Hillai Govreen

WATCH: 'My first exposure to Jazz revealed depths I was unfamiliar with before'

LIVE: Israeli jazz guitarist and composer Inbar Fridman in conversation with jazz journalist Yotam Ziv.

Inbar Fridman

IsraeliJazz Exhibition to open at Jazz à Juan Festival

For jazz enthusiasts and festival goers alike, the exhibition provided a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the rich cultural heritage of Israeli jazz.

 Avishai Cohen  Espace Vasarely, Antony, 2019.

Mattan Klein and Spice'n'Space jazz band illuminate the Klaipeda jazz festival with Israeli rhythms