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Jewish Music Concerts in California

Immerse yourself in Jewish Music Concerts in California showcasing cultural artistic traditions. These events feature performances, exhibitions, and creative expressions that honor Jewish heritage while bringing innovative artistic perspectives to the community.
A Special Musical Variety Performance By Los Duenos del Klezmer
A Special Musical Variety Performance By Los Duenos del Klezmer
Jewish music historian/bandleader Skip Heller, Los Duenos del Klezmer features cantorial trained vocal virtuoso Lena Marie Cardinale. A joyous celebration of great mid-century Yiddish entertainment such as it was in the Catskills. There are faithful nods to Mickey Katz, the Barry Sisters, Yiddishe mambo, and more, as well as plenty of pure, white hot klezmer, Latin rhythms and mid-century show music.

Sunday, 01, 16.00 - Sunday, 01, 17.30 Palm Desert, CA _$25

Lullabies Around the Jewish World
Lullabies Around the Jewish World
Join Cantor Elizabeth Shammash and pianist David Sparr as they take us on a journey around the Jewish world in the form of lullabies and bedtime songs in Yiddish, Hebrew and Ladino. The program includes well-known favorites such as "Rozhinkes mit Mandlen" and "Numi Numi" and takes us into new territory as well. Come to listen and learn more about the spirituality of bedtime in various Jewish cultures. Inspired by the bedtime songs of Shammash's Nana Sarah, who immigrated to the US from Riga, this program explores the love that is shared between parent and child at this most vulnerable time of day. This event is made possible by the Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, The Dortort Center for Creativity in the Arts at Hillel at UCLA and the UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies.

Sunday, 31, 16.00 - Sunday, 31, 17.00 Los Angeles, CA _$25

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Reviving Yiddish Stage and Screen, Part I: Bas-Sheve (1924)
Reviving Yiddish Stage and Screen, Part I: Bas-Sheve (1924)
Please join us for this spectacular two-part program in Schoenberg Hall inaugurating the Milken Center’s three-day conference, “Sonic Representations of Jewishness, Onscreen and Off.” We begin at 4 PM with the U.S. premiere of Bas-Sheve (1924), a one-act Yiddish-language opera/melodrama by composer Henech Kon and librettist Moishe Broderzon. Recently rediscovered, completed and orchestrated by distinguished Yiddish experts Diana Matut, Josh Horowitz, and Michael Wex, Bas-Sheve is based on the tragic biblical story of David and Bathsheba. Milken Center artistic director Neal Stulberg conducted North American premiere performances of the opera at the 2022 Ashkenaz Festival in Toronto. Our concert performance features four vocal soloists, chamber chorus, and a 20-piece orchestra, with projected images accompanying the performance. Following a break, the program continues later that evening with Part II: a screening of “Freylekhe Kabtsonim” (“Jolly Paupers”). See related event posting. RSVP for one or both events. This event is made possible by the Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and the UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies.

Sunday, 19, 16.00 - Sunday, 19, 17.30 Los Angeles, CA _$25

Handel's Israel in Egypt
Handel's Israel in Egypt
As the Passover season begins, please join us as 200+ Bruins gather on the Royce Hall stage to perform one of Handel’s greatest and most colorful biblical oratorios, Israel in Egypt. Premiered in London in 1739, Israel in Egypt tells the story of the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt and features monumental choral writing, including vivid musical depictions of the ten plagues. UCLA voice soloists, Chorale, Chamber Singers and Philharmonia come together for this grand event. Soloists, UCLA Chorale, UCLA Chamber Singers, UCLA Philharmonia Neal Stulberg, conductor 2 PM Sunday, March 15, 2026 Royce Hall; UCLA This event is made possible by the Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and the UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies.

Sunday, 15, 14.00 - Sunday, 15, 16.00 Los Angeles, CA _$25

Jews Do The Blues
Jews Do The Blues
LIVE in Palm Springs! DESERT BLUES features one of Coachella Valley’s most talented performers, Deanna Bogart, backed by a wonderful team of musicians from near and far. She joins Rabbi David Lazar in presenting you with a spiritual experience of music and banter benefiting Or Hamidbar.

Wednesday, 17, 19.00 - Wednesday, 17, 20.30 Palm Springs, CA _$25

A Very Jewish Christmas Concert
A Very Jewish Christmas Concert
A jazzy holiday concert celebrating the Christmas songs written by Jews! Swing into the season with the Jewish Music Collective! id you know that nearly every beloved Christmas song - from White Christmas to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - was written by Jewish songwriters? Join us for A Very Jewish Christmas Concert, a festive and fun jazz celebration of the most beloved holiday tunes. Enjoy swinging arrangements and witty storytelling that honors the Jewish musicians who gave Christmas its soundtrack. This concert brings together community, culture, and a little chutzpah to kick off the season. Expect great music, good humor, and a joyful celebration of how Jewish creativity helped define the sound of Christmas. Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, both, or just good music, this concert is for you.

Sunday, 21, 18.30 - Sunday, 21, 19.30 San Francisco, CA _$25

Veretski Pass Klezmer Trio: Ukrainian, Polish and Jewish Melodies
Veretski Pass Klezmer Trio: Ukrainian, Polish and Jewish Melodies
Klezmer veterans perform recently gathered traditional works, new compositions, and improvised melodies. Join Veretski Pass for a concert based on Ukrainian, Polish and Jewish melodies. This will include pieces from their 2024 release, the Peacock and the Sunflower, as well as their 2015 release, Poyln: A Gilgul (Poland: A Transformation). They will also present some recently gathered rural, Polish and Ukrainian tunes as well as Jewish melodies from those regions. Along with their own compositions and arrangements, the Klezmer veterans in Veretski Pass play music in an original style, with driving dance rhythms, as well as beautifully meandering, slow melodies, sometimes improvised on the spot.

Sunday, 14, 16.00 - Sunday, 14, 18.00 Albany, CA _$25

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A Special Musical Variety Performance By Los Duenos del Klezmer
A Special Musical Variety Performance By Los Duenos del Klezmer
Jewish music historian/bandleader Skip Heller, Los Duenos del Klezmer features cantorial trained vocal virtuoso Lena Marie Cardinale. A joyous celebration of great mid-century Yiddish entertainment such as it was in the Catskills. There are faithful nods to Mickey Katz, the Barry Sisters, Yiddishe mambo, and more, as well as plenty of pure, white hot klezmer, Latin rhythms and mid-century show music.

Sunday, 14, 16.00 - Sunday, 14, 18.00 Palm Desert, CA 44.52

Lullabies Around the Jewish World
Lullabies Around the Jewish World
Join Cantor Elizabeth Shammash and pianist David Sparr as they take us on a journey around the Jewish world in the form of lullabies and bedtime songs in Yiddish, Hebrew and Ladino. The program includes well-known favorites such as "Rozhinkes mit Mandlen" and "Numi Numi" and takes us into new territory as well. Come to listen and learn more about the spirituality of bedtime in various Jewish cultures. Inspired by the bedtime songs of Shammash's Nana Sarah, who immigrated to the US from Riga, this program explores the love that is shared between parent and child at this most vulnerable time of day. This event is made possible by the Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, The Dortort Center for Creativity in the Arts at Hillel at UCLA and the UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies.

Sunday, 14, 16.00 - Sunday, 14, 18.00 Los Angeles, CA 0.00

Reviving Yiddish Stage and Screen, Part I: Bas-Sheve (1924)
Reviving Yiddish Stage and Screen, Part I: Bas-Sheve (1924)
Please join us for this spectacular two-part program in Schoenberg Hall inaugurating the Milken Center’s three-day conference, “Sonic Representations of Jewishness, Onscreen and Off.” We begin at 4 PM with the U.S. premiere of Bas-Sheve (1924), a one-act Yiddish-language opera/melodrama by composer Henech Kon and librettist Moishe Broderzon. Recently rediscovered, completed and orchestrated by distinguished Yiddish experts Diana Matut, Josh Horowitz, and Michael Wex, Bas-Sheve is based on the tragic biblical story of David and Bathsheba. Milken Center artistic director Neal Stulberg conducted North American premiere performances of the opera at the 2022 Ashkenaz Festival in Toronto. Our concert performance features four vocal soloists, chamber chorus, and a 20-piece orchestra, with projected images accompanying the performance. Following a break, the program continues later that evening with Part II: a screening of “Freylekhe Kabtsonim” (“Jolly Paupers”). See related event posting. RSVP for one or both events. This event is made possible by the Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and the UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies.

Sunday, 14, 16.00 - Sunday, 14, 18.00 Los Angeles, CA 0.00

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