Barry Davis

Barry Davis is an avid jazz fan and road cyclist, and vegan to boot, whose primary journalistic aim is to convey the message that there is plenty of positive, soul enriching and uplifting creative and artistic endeavor out there, should we choose to feed off it. Davis will write about anything positive, preferably apolitical, if that is at all possible in this part of the world.

SWISS-BASED American saxophonist Neal Sugarman brings love, light and rhythmic joy to the Tel Aviv Jazz Festival.

On the Swiss beat: Boston-born, Zurich-based saxophonist brings his heart to Tel Aviv - interview

‘The Song of Aida’: Displaced Roma community in Italy.

Here, there, and everywhere: The 2026 Anthropological Film Festival does the global cultural rounds

ELECTRONIC-MIDDLE EASTERN groove band Boogie Balagan struts its energized stuff at the showcase.

More than meets the eye: Israel Music Showcase Festival brings out the best of the best


Taking to the air: The fourth Fluorescent – Vertigo Jerusalem festival

The forthcoming festival is officially the third full-blown edition, although it was preceded by a smaller water-testing debut with no thoughts of the future.

A Vertigo workshop presents excerpts from Mana and Leela.

The AniNation animation festival marks its first decade of business at the Jerusalem Cinematheque

The six-day AniNation animation festival is a very varied affair. It offers a variety of items from across the geographic and cultural landscape.

‘Let’s Solve This’ offers a fresh perspective on regional politics. )

Swiss-born Jerusalem artist Ariane Littman spreads her wares across the nation

Ariane Littman's latest run-out is on display at the former National Library of Israel building on the Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew University, within the framework of the Jerusalem Biennale.

Ariane Littman’s ‘Sanguine Fields’ feeds off the utopian prophecy in Mordechai Ardon’s monumental stained-glass window triptych.

Oud across the world, and back: The 27th annual Jerusalem International Oud Festival kicks off

Back in 2000, the Jerusalem International Oud Festival was a modest two-day affair when home venue CEO and artistic director Effie Benaya managed to coax an oud player from Morocco over here.

Veteran mizrachi-pop-rock band Teapacks brings the curtain down on the Oud Festival.

Jerusalem’s Old City reveals its hidden beauty on Open Houses tours

Guided tours reveal the hidden architectural details, cultural heritage, and centuries of history woven into Jerusalem’s Old City.

There’s plenty to discern and enjoy in the God of the Small Details tours in the Old City.

Kfar Blum’s Voice of Music Festival offers five days of musical discovery in Israel's North

The Voice of Music Festival returns to Kfar Blum with an eclectic program of classical masterpieces, contemporary works and Israeli favorites.

ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA violinist and concertmaster Nitzan Bartana  features in several festival slots.

Jerusalem Women's Film Festival explores trauma, healing, and hope - preview

Notwithstanding the heavy subject matter of many of the films, Jerusalem Women’s Film Festival attendees are expected to come away from the festival in a buoyant, hopeful frame of mind.

‘Mikveh’ provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse of surprising everyday issues faced by religious women.

No whining and women: This Witches? Festival returns with a salute to female musicianship

The event was initiated by Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra (JBO) founder-conductor-artistic director David Shemer, with the JBO performing predominantly baroque scores.

ILLUSTRATIVE: A woman's face is pictured behind a violin.

Jerusalem Biennale turns trauma and pain into art, healing, and hope

The Jerusalem Biennale showcases 42 exhibitions exploring trauma, memory, spirituality, healing, and the search for hope.

The Ardon Windows at the former National Library of Israel form the hub of the main Biennale exhibition, Or Chozer.

Getting the word out: The Israeli Institute for Hebrew Literature flies the flag in Frankfurt

Sigalit Gelfand, and the Israeli Institute for Hebrew Literature, which she serves as CEO, will be well and truly in the thick of things.

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