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Turntables, cabaret and Middle Eastern jazz: nightlife with a Jewish twist

The JC meets three young women bringing Jewish inclusivity to London’s nightlife scene

By Eliana Jordan

7 min read

Jewish nightlife is on the rise in London, with events featuring cabaret and pole dancing performances, Middle Eastern music, and belly dancing in venues across the city. (Photo: Ethan Katzenburg and Ian Piczenik. Collage: Jordi Pol)

The Klezmer Trio perform in Heringsdorf as part of the International Days of Jewish Music Festival. (Photo: Geert Maciejewski)

Despite growing antisemitism, unity and dialogue headline emotional German-Jewish music festival

From klezmer to classical, The International Days of Jewish Music celebrates the diversity and depth of Jewish music in venues across Germany

By Eliana Jordan

7 min read

Jeremy Sassoon (Photo: Andrew Perry)

Jeremy Sassoon find his mojo singing his way through Jewish musical history

From psychiatry to jazz, Sassoon wants to lift the spirits of his audience

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

Two performances by the Jerusalem Quartet in Amsterdam have been cancelled (Photo: Facebook)

Amsterdam concert hall accused of ‘capitulating to terrorism’ as it cancels Jerusalem Quartet

The Royal Concertgebouw said it could not guarantee the safety of visitors or performers

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

Zutons singer reveals he warned Amy Winehouse her version of ‘Valerie’ would flop

The 2007 cover produced by Mark Ronson remains a firm favourite among Winehouse fans

1 min read

The shameful tale of the Jewish boy kidnapped by the Catholic church

I meet the director of a new film about a six-year-old snatched from his family – after he’d been baptised by the family maid

By James Mottram

6 min read

How Kabbalah and karaoke took me from science to music

Meet the scientist who found the answers he sought through music and Kabbalah, and has combined them to make his first album

5 min read

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The opera fans who saved Jews from the Nazis

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Grammys features moving tribute to Nova festival victims and Billy Joel’s first new song in decades

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Is there a more gifted composer than Thomas Ades?

From intimate chamber to large scale opera and concertos, this composer has the rare ability to make contemporary music acclaimed by critics and audiences alike

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‘I always seek joy, so happy songs just spill out of me’

Former Immanuel head boy and Oxford graduate Bertie Green gave up a job in the City to write music, and this week he releases a series of singles. Elisa Bray meets him

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Priscilla review: how Elvis shook up her life

The film maps out the young woman’s emotional life much better than his songs

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Directed by Sofia Coppola, the film stars Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla and Jacob Elordi as Elvis Presley

The stars line up to sing his songs

Adam Green has been a musical inspiration since the 1990s and now a new album pays tribute, reports Elisa Bray

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A tribute in music to Terezin's victims

Composer Jocelyn Pook's new album is part of a remarkable project

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The great American songster

Michael Feinstein has made the classics of the great American songbook his own. Now he's planning a 2021 tour to the UK

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Nurturing musical talent in the Galilee

A unique charity is giving children in Northern Israel the chance to train as classical musicians

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Our orchestra must play on

Live music has been a casualty of the pandemic this year. Ahead of a major fundraiser, musicians from the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra tell Jessica Duchen how they've coped

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‘My viola gives me space to be myself’

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Ollie's beat goes on and on

A drummer and a cellist's impro sessions form the basis of a new album

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‘The alluring Jewish songs that inspire me’

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From opera to jazz, this Rose is blooming

Rose Kingsley started out as a teenage dancer, then turned to opera - and now she's conquered the world of jazz

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From opera to jazz, this Rose is blooming

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