Listen to this: Australian Jewish musicians you should know

For many of us, music acts as an important tool in helping make sense of the world. We turn to it for celebration, distraction, comfort and even grief.

Within the Australian music industry brimming with talent are a host of Jewish musicians portraying the vast emotion of the community in their own unique style. From soulful jazz to independent acoustic, chart-topping pop to klezmer fusion – homegrown Jewish talent and Israeli migrants are proudly representing the community’s diversity and strengths through song.

In the final installment of our three-part series covering the best Jewish media to consume this summer, we round up five exciting Jewish musicians in Australia and curate a selection of Jewish playlists for you to try.

Missed our summer series? Check out the best new Jewish TV and films to watch right now – and if you prefer podcasts, here are 10 to help you better understand Israel.

For soulful independent music… try Lior

Lior Attar first arrived on the Australian music scene almost two decades ago with his independent debut album “Autumn Flow”, and the Israeli-born Australian singer-songwriter has not slowed down since. His studio albums have picked up a host of accolades, including nominations and wins at the ARIA, APRA and J Awards, and his hit “This Old Love” has been streamed over 15 million times on Spotify.

Lior has also collaborated with the Melbourne, Sydney and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras, and both written and performed children’s music and theatre scores.