An Evening with Yoni Avi Battat

Join the HUC Jewish Language Project, with co-sponsors Kultur Mercado, USC Casden Institute, IKAR, Pico Union Project, JIMENA, and Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience at UCLA's Herb Alpert School of Music. for an unforgettable live concert with multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer Yoni Avi Battat.

Battat's music bridges Jewish traditions from across the globe with contemporary improvisation. Drawing on his roots in Iraqi and Eastern European Jewish heritage, Battat weaves together sounds of the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe, blending them seamlessly with jazz, classical, and folk influences.

Whether on violin, viola, or oud, or through his warm and expressive voice, Yoni takes audiences on a journey through centuries of migration, memory, and re-imagined tradition. His performances are both celebratory and contemplative—rich with stories of resilience, joy, and cultural connection.

Sample Yoni's music with tracks "Adon Olam," and "Lign Nign".

Come experience a night of music that transcends borders and invites us into a shared space of beauty and belonging.

Yoni Avi Battat - Live in Concert

By Kultur Mercado

Yoni Avi Battat - Live in Concert