sunday/30
Ensemble for These Times. Musical performance by trio formerly known as Jewish Music and Poetry Project, with selections from new CD that features musical arrangements of poetry by female Holocaust survivors. At Berkeley Piano Club, 2724 Haste St., Berkeley. 3 p.m. $15-$20. www.e4tt.org
thursday/3
Jeanette Lewicki and the Gonifs. Vocalist teams with former klezmer street musicians for Jewish folk music with a twist in “L’Chayim! To Life!” Jewish music series. At Sonoma State, Schroeder Hall, 1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park. 6:30 p.m. Free. www.tinyurl.com/ssu-jewishmusic
saturday/5
Rollicking with Poliker: With a career that spans more than 40 years, Israeli pop-rock artist Yehuda Poliker has recorded songs that are considered cornerstones of contemporary Israeli music. His nine-day, five-city U.S. tour will include a stop at Stanford, where attendees will get to hear his patented blend of electric guitars and bouzouki (a long-necked Greek instrument similar to the mandolin). 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 at Stanford’s Memorial Auditorium, 551 Serra Mall. $80-$110. www.paloaltojcc.org/yehudapoliker
sunday/6
Noa with Gil Dor. Concert with Israeli star singer-songwriter Noa and her longtime collaborator, Gil Dor. At Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. 6:30 p.m. $18-$75. www.tinyurl.com/emanuel-noa (See story, 33)
wednesday/9
Orquesta Victoria. 14-piece tango band from Buenos Aires with Jewish backstory on West Coast tour for new album “El Mundo Is the World.” At Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, S.F. 6 and 8:30 p.m. $25. Details on six other local shows at www.villacrespoproductions.com