Music

Interview: Elkie Brooks

Paul Lester chats to the Seventies blues wailer who never stopped rocking...and became an aikido black belt along the way

Review: Woody Allen

Summer of song and dance

Want to immerse yourself in Jewish music this summer? Here's how

Let’s face the music and dance

Jewish music of all sorts is having a moment, and a lot of it is due to Jennifer Jankel's energy and ideas.

Matisyahu: reinvented again

The former Chasidic reggae superstar tells Michael Kaminer why he's changed direction yet again

Cabaret for Chechnya

A special fundraiser by British and Israeli performers will raise money for the LGBT community in Chechnya

Mehta bows out, but it’s not goodbye

'After 50 years I think an orchestra should be handled by a good successor — hopefully.'

An everlasting love for Barry

David Prever writes 'Manilow answered our Shabbat prayers. He was Bowie, for barmitzvah boys everywhere. He was kosher kitsch. He was one of us.'

A future in Yiddish music

Anthony Russell first heard Jewish music at the age of 30. Today he's an in-demand Yiddish singer and the creator of a unique blend of black and Jewish musical traditions