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The Livnat Brothers

The Livnat Brothers

Jewish Blues: jazz, Yiddish and nigun

The Livnat Brothers

Aviv and Arik Livnat create original music that brings together jazz and rock with Hebrew poetry, Hasidic nigunim and Yiddish song, a style critics named “Jewish Blues”. Seven albums on their Golden Peacock label, and concerts at festivals and halls in Israel, Europe and the United States. All the albums are here to listen to.

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Discography

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Meditation of the Sad SoulMeditation of the Sad Soul

Meditation of the Sad Soul

1997

Songs to poems by Cavafy, Pessoa and Leah Goldberg.

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Jewish Jazz Live in PolandJewish Jazz Live in Poland

Jewish Jazz Live in Poland

2000

Live at the Blue Note, at the end of a 15-concert tour.

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A Child's DreamA Child's Dream

A Child's Dream

2002ACUM Golden Feather

Music for theatre, film and dance.

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Singles

  • Tukam Medinat IsraelTukam Medinat Israel
    Tukam Medinat Israel2004

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  • BaShana HaBa'aBaShana HaBa'a
    BaShana HaBa'aSingle

    YouTube

  • Medinat HaYehudimMedinat HaYehudim
    Medinat HaYehudimSingle

    YouTube

Feature

Songs Hand-Hammered in Copper

Aviv and Arik on stage in “Songs Hand-Hammered in Copper”, with Arieh Merzer's copper relief projected behind them.
Aviv and Arik on stage in “Songs Hand-Hammered in Copper”, with Arieh Merzer's copper relief projected behind them.

In 1999 the brothers premiered “Songs Hand-Hammered in Copper”, a multimedia show joining jazz with Jewish music, projected over the copper reliefs of the artist Arieh Merzer. It played the Israel Festival in Jerusalem, the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Festival, the Safed Klezmer Festival and Jazz, Blues & Videotape.

In 2000 they took it on a 15-concert tour of Poland. The last night, at the Blue Note club, was broadcast live on Polish national jazz radio and became the album Jewish Jazz Live in Poland. The show went on to Sofia, Prague, London, Brussels, Paris, Carpentras and the US.

From the past

On stage

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Video

Clips on YouTube

Today

Dr. Aviv Livnat

Artist, jazz guitarist and researcher of the philosophy of art.

avivlivnat.com ↗

Arik Livnat

Saxophonist, composer and music educator, performing in Israel and abroad.

ariklivnat.com ↗

Family