welcome to the Shtetl, a monthly night of jewish music and art at classic southside in elsternwick, melbourne.
hosted by rachel moshel.
a jazzy house band. original music. three guest slots. could be anything: poetry, comedy, visual art, music, spoken word, dance.
maybe an emerging artist. maybe an experienced artist trying something new.
a seasoned artist playing a 45-minute set. someone with years on stage and a unique sound and style. we give them room to stretch out and play.
every month, a totally different flavour of how a jewish artist can sound.
all this in a two-hour show.
noy is a singer, guitarist and songwriter whose music blends funk, soul, blues, rock and middle eastern influences. originally from israel with iraqi heritage, noy brings a distinctive fusion of sounds to his performances, combining expressive vocals, virtuosic guitar and looping.
book tickets →yael is a melbourne-based flutist, composer and improviser with a passion for jazz and brazilian music. yael has become a vibrant presence in melbourne’s music scene, performing with leading australian musicians and exploring the rich traditions of brazilian choro, samba and jazz.
book tickets →ben is a sydney-based violinist, composer and musical director, and the founder of klezmer-fusion band chutney and the nomad string quartet. he’s performed and toured nationally with the australian chamber orchestra, the sydney symphony orchestra and opera australia orchestra. ben is currently performing as the fiddler in the australian touring production of fiddler on the roof.
book tickets →before the Shtetl there was the salon. a living room, a band in the corner and people sitting on the floor. it was a place for emerging artists to share what they were working on with a room of other artists.
the idea is an old one. in jewish homes across europe, women opened up their drawing rooms to writers, musicians and thinkers. in these spaces, new work got its first hearing. the Shtetl takes that spirit out of the lounge room and gives it a stage.
