[2025] A roundup of recommended singers and artists from Israel

All BrothersDaniel Freedman

Daniel Freedman All Brothers 2017

Daniel Freedman, a New York native, is an artist active as a drummer, composer, and producer.

He studied with masters such as Max Roach and in West Africa, Cuba, and Morocco, and has toured and recorded with world-renowned artists including Angélique Kidjo and Sting.

In 2015, he released the album “Imagine That,” which received a five-star review from DownBeat magazine.

Spanning a wide range of genres including jazz and pop/rock, he has established a distinctive style that blurs musical boundaries across cultures.

His pan-stylistic jazz presentations, infused with diverse cultural influences from around the world, explore the intricate interplay of rhythm and melody, offering listeners a singular auditory experience.

Eleven RepresentsDaniel Zamir

אחד עשר שהוא הכתר – דניאל זמיר | Eleven Represents the Thrown – Daniel Zamir

A jazz saxophonist.

He creates a unique musical world that blends the essence of jazz with traditional Jewish music, including klezmer and Hasidic Eastern European styles.

His playing is sharp, featuring blazing fast passages that can make your whole body feel heated.

GalShai Maestro

Shai Maestro Trio – Gal

A young piano maestro with an impactful name that evokes “Grand Master.” He is an artist like a magician, unleashing his individuality and talent rooted in his Israeli heritage—his playing is crystal-clear yet somehow carries a hint of the Middle East.

His wide-ranging touch, from a gentle, enveloping caress to a passionate, rhythmically driven power, is striking.

His performances are beautiful and delicate, with an exceptional sense for melody.

Get DownOz Noy

Oz Noy: Get Down with Keith Carlock, Will Lee and John Medeski (Twisted Blues Vol 2)

He is a guitarist who belongs to the first generation of Israeli jazz.

With masterful, shape-shifting pedal work, he demonstrates versatile performance and compositional abilities not only in jazz but also in funk, blues, rock, pop, as well as soundtracks and commercial jingles.

His playing is breathtakingly superb.

DreamWalkSefi Zisling

Sefi Zisling – DreamWalk (Official Video)

He is a leading jazz trumpeter from Israel.

This track freely digests jazz hip-hop, Arabic jazz, and more, expressing them with his own unique sensibility.

The high-quality groove, reflecting both his roots and African music, is irresistible.

BROWN SUGARAmos Hoffman

BROWN SUGAR

Although he is a guitarist, he has a rare style of playing jazz using the Arab folk instrument, the oud.

He blends jazz idioms with folk music to create something new.

The oud makes the Arabic scales resonate with a mysterious, haunting quality, producing a strange and delightful sensation that sends pleasure coursing through the body.

TOdo o que voce podia serAnat Cohen

Tudo o que voce podia ser – Anat Cohen

She is the sister of Avishai Cohen (trumpet) and a clarinetist.

Her music is characterized by a unique sound world sprinkled with elements of Latin music such as Brazilian samba, Argentine chacarera, and Colombian cumbia.

I think this track is perfect for getting to know high-quality Israeli jazz.