Transforming Lives through Jewish Music
This week our live broadcast partnership with Jerusalem Orchestra East West continues with a concert called: Morocco Original A night of real Moroccan celebration, in honour of newly established peace treaty with Israel. Some of the most popular songs of the North-African and Maghreb repertoire. From classic Andalusion music to the rhythmic Chaabi style – a show that is […]
Jerusalem Orchestra East West perform a very special concert for the World Forum of Democracy (forum Mondial de democracy) in Strasbourg Cathedral. The programme will feature instrumental music from all over the Mediterranean, performed by the soloists of the Orchestra. The repertoire will include pieces of music written over a century. The Orchestra’s Artistic Director Tom Cohen: “We […]
JMI Practitioner Yoav Oved will deliver a presentation on Yemenite Jewish musical traditions and history, with particular attention to how liturgical practice and life-cycle events provide an insight into the communities distinct ethnomusicological identity both within the Middle Eastern cultural paradigm and the world map of Jewish musical specialism and identity. In partnership with Tsitsit […]
Songlines MagazineEditor-in-Chief Simon Broughtonin conversation with NaniWatch here tonight
Jerusalem Orchestra East West continue their broadcasting partnership with Jewish Music Institute to bring concerts from their vast online catalogue of performances. Jo Amar, a Moroccan-born Jewish singer who fused Andalusian and Israeli musical influences together, was a star in Israel and a popular performer in Jewish communities around the world. This week’s concert features a […]
JMI TrusteeDr Vanessa Paloma Elbazin conversation with Nani
Jerusalem Orchestra East West′′The Soundtrack Of Our Lives ′′Akko Arabesque Festival The Jerusalem Orchestra East West conducted by the Maestro Tom Cohen with soloists: Idan Amadi, Ziv Yehezkel, Lina Makhul and Sama Shoufani. Conducted by the festival’s artistic director – Tom Cohen.______________________________
Thousands of hurried commuters pass through Tel Aviv Savidor Central railway station every day. A modest piano placed at its centre transforms the station from an inherently impersonal place to a site of self-expression and reflection as passengers – representing the whole gamut of modern Israeli society – stop by to play and sing. Whether […]
Everyman Muswell Hill Introduced by director Aurelie Sa'ada Variety Piazza Grande Award Winner, Locarno International Film Festival 2021Best Film Nominee, Festival International de Film Saint-Jean-de-Luz 2021Françoise Fabian, (My Night at Maud's, Belle de Jour,Call My Agent), Grégory Montel (Call My Agent) and Aure Atika (The Night Manager, OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies) star in this warm-hearted Parisian Jewish […]
Nani is an acclaimed international Singer-Songwriter based in Amsterdam. This year she focuses on her fourth release 'Ke Haber' ('What's New'), the world's first original Ladino artist. This is a ground-breaking record for many reasons: it captures the spirit of an endangered language & culture, propels it into the 21st century with socially pertinent lyrics, […]
JMI Online: Jerusalem Orchestra East West: Eleni VitaliJerusalem Orchestra East West perform a very special concert with one of Greece’s greatest modern day singers featuring repertoire that ranges from Salonika to Smyrna and celebrates a wealth of Jewish greek songwriting talent, from Roza Eskanazi to Aris San and to the present day. Recorded at the Israeli […]
This week our live broadcast partnership with Jerusalem Orchestra East West continues with a concert called: Morocco Original A night of real Moroccan celebration, in honour of newly established peace treaty with Israel. Some of the most popular songs of the North-African and Maghreb repertoire. From classic Andalusion music to the rhythmic Chaabi style – a show that is […]
Two incendiary young groups combine to pack a powerful punch of Big Band and Jewish music in a dynamic double-header. The JMI Youth Big Band led by Musical Director Sam Eastmond (John Zorn/Spike Orchestra) is Jewish music for the next generation, returning to JW3 for a concert celebrating their fifth year, and their fourth recording Bet - We […]
JMI - Jewish Music Institute and Eli Grunfeld Management are proud to partner to bring you a tribute concert to Debbie Friedman by Debbies good friend and colleague, the singer - Bat EllaThe programme will screen on December 30th at 7.30pm - in the position above Watch the trailer below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMRrSZetKg Tribute Concert to Debbie […]
BOOK NOW: Total Immersion – Music for the End of TimeArt created in unimaginable conditions – a BBC Symphony Orchestra Total Immersion day presenting music of the ghettos and camps of Nazi-occupied Europe.Click below for more info: 10:30amFilm: The Music of Terezín (More info)Barbican, London The BBC Symphony Orchestra’s Total Immersion in music written in […]