Jazz

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

In an emotionally charged ceremony, hundreds of family members, friends, and figures from the cultural world arrived today at the Kfar Saba cemetery to accompany Matti Caspi on his final journey.

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.
The Michael Greilsammer Trio.

The alchemist of the strings: Michael Greilsammer returns to Jerusalem

Shyfrin (center) at Abbey Road Studios with producer Mike Hedges (L) and arranger Fred Luzignant

Music, kabbalah, and time: Inside Eduard Shyfrin’s kabbalistic soundscape

The newly added lettering for US President Donald Trump's name is displayed at the facade of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, US, December 19, 2025

Veteran Jazz ensemble cancel New Year’s show over Trump Kennedy Center renaming


Open for business in Ra’anana: A new jazz festival spreads its musical options

The three-dayer (December 18-20) comes clean from the off and calls itself World. Jazz. Music. Festival. 

MOROCCAN ARTIST Hind Ennaira will perform at the World. Jazz. Music. Festival.

French jazz combo Les Haricots Rouges brings gaiety to New Orleans fest in Tel Aviv

The Les Haricots Rouges jazz combo is due to appear at the New Orleans Festival at the Tel Aviv Museum from November 27-29.

LES HARICOTS Rouges brings New Orleans to Tel Aviv.

French jazz saxophonist Benjamin Petit flies high

The French saxophonist is a commercial airline pilot who works on long haul flights for Air France.

BENJAMIN PETIT juggles his music career and his commercial pilot career.

Colors of time: Music of the mystic, mystics of the music

Exploring the spiritual link between colors, time, and human choice through the lens of Kabbalah and music.

Eduard Shyfrin

Jazz trumpeter Avishai Cohen to unload post-October 7 angst at Israel Festival

Avishai Cohen's latest record, 'Ashes to Gold,' packs an emotional punch and will be performed on July 16 in Jerusalem as part of this year’s Israel Festival.

 AVISHAI COHEN: I’m not sure this is my most personal record, but I think it’s my best!

Jazz composer Kai Gluska to debut new album at Shablul in Tel Aviv

The event will feature the Kai Gluska Sextet, the same ensemble that performed on his debut album, Impressions of Yesterday.

 Kai Gluska.

For the first time: The Israeli Jazz Festival in Lehavim

The jazz club in the southern town of Lehavim, operating with the support of the Lehavim Council and Lehavim Community Center, will host an Israeli jazz festival for the first time.

 The Jazz Festival in Lehavim

Casting his shadow over time  

“In the Shadow of Time,” Eduard Shyfrin’s new album, is a tour de force of music and meaning .

 Eduard Shfyrin

A classical-jazz fusion concert in Ra’anana showcases remarkable talents of a musical family

Yaron Gottfried, a distinguished composer and conductor, leads the program, which blends beloved classical works with iconic jazz compositions from the 20th century.

 YARON GOTTFRIED.

Grapevine: Sweet music

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 Victorious: Moshe Lion celebrates his Feb. 27 mayoral win.