The festival will bring together 30 acts across five stages, spread over nine hours, exploring everything from Singer/songwriters to Broadway, from Cantorial to Jazz, from ambient to Yiddish folk songs, from Klezmer to EDM
Confirmed acts include Tal Ben Ari from Tel Aviv, Zusha direct from NYC (#9 on Billboard Magazine World Music Chart), The Portnoy Brothers from Israel, Deborah Conway & Willy Zygier, George Dreyfus AM, Tin Pan Orange, Monsieur Camembert, Lucky Oceans, Simon Tedeschi, Luke Howard with Leonard Grigoryan and The Alter Jazz Ensemble.
The Song of Songs event will feature 15 Melbourne singers performing their favourite song by a Jewish composer. Performers include Archie Roach, Kate Ceberano, Shane Howard, Emily Lubitz, David Hobson, Ron Peno, and Jeff Lang.
