Live Music on Thursday Evenings at Merkaz Lev Reut - Summer 2026 [Free]

Live music every Thursday evening. Starting at 19:30 — great music, a summer breeze, a festive holiday atmosphere, LIVE performances, excellent food, draft beer, coffee, pastries, and more. Shows begin at 20:30.

Thursday 9/7/26, 20:30 - Greek Night: Shiranaki's Taverna A joyful, moving Greek celebration featuring the best of rebetiko and laiko music, including songs that made aliyah and are sung in both languages. Among the songs: Od Yom Ole, Einayim Sheli, Toda, Shekshenavo, Shir HaShayara, HaKolot Shel Piraeus, Irisim, Pnei Malach, and more. Featuring: Shiran Shachar Burek – vocals and guitar, Shachar Burek – piano and musical direction, Oded Malchner – guitar and bouzouki.

Thursday 16/7/26, 20:30 - Marrakech Express: A Sweeping World Music Celebration Marrakech Express is a Mediterranean oriental-groove band blending Moroccan and Andalusian music with French chanson and classical Arabic music. The show is a rich, multicultural musical journey, moving between identities, memories, and sounds, reflecting the vibrant mosaic of contemporary Israeli culture. The performance weaves together songs from home, songs from life-cycle traditions, and personal compositions, accompanied by brief explanations and presented in unique arrangements across a range of languages — Hebrew, Moroccan, French, Spanish, Ladino, and more. It's an immersive, captivating, and enriching show that brings East and West together on one stage, through a musical journey that's both unique and moving.

Featuring:

• Noa Ben Shushan – singer and ethnic music composer, performing in seven languages!
• Idan Toledano – multidisciplinary musician, composer, and arranger
• Uri Dekel – musician and composer, percussionist and pianist, specializing in ethnic percussion and frame drums

Thursday 23/7/26, 20:30 - Blue and White: An Israeli Night An Israeli evening featuring all the songs we love and all the songs we grew up on. Together we'll celebrate the most beautiful Israeli classics, get emotional, smile, and remember the moments that warm the heart. A nostalgic, joyful evening full of Hebrew Israeli music at its best. The Geazlanim Ensemble.

Thursday 6/8/26, 20:30 - Jazz from the Movies Beloved films meet the world of jazz. A one-of-a-kind musical show featuring familiar, well-loved film melodies, reimagined through original and surprising jazz arrangements that give them new life. Throughout the evening, enjoy an elegant, stylish atmosphere that will carry you straight into the magic of the big screen. It's a musical journey through unforgettable scenes, emotions, and cinematic memories — an experience that connects the world of film with the world of jazz in a moving and unforgettable way.

• Arnon Friedman – vocals and keyboards
• Arye Levnat – wind instruments
• Alon Getz – drums