Chava Mirel is a unique being in the world of music and spirit, defying classifications of style or genre. A multi-award winning musician and composer whose voice was recently featured on a Grammy award winning album, Chava is highly sought-after for collaborations and recordings.
Celebrated for her rich, luxurious vocals, lush harmonies, and rhythmic phrasing, Chava is also known for her loving and compassionate presence. Regardless of setting - spiritual gathering, concert hall, classroom or jazz club - she imbues her music and teachings with the universal themes of hope, caring, connection and inclusion.
Chava exhibits ease and fluency in an expansive array of musical styles. Celebrated as a singer songwriter, World Music and Jazz artist, Chava is featured vocalist for global Jazz Fusion band Duende Libre, who were recently recipients of the prestigious Golden Ear Award for Best Acoustic Jazz Ensemble in the Northwest.
An award-winning Jewish music composer, Chava provides outstanding artist-in-residence services at congregations from coast to coast. She has been featured on the Plenary Stage at Union of Reform Judaism Biennial Convention, and her compositions have been included in compilations and songbooks throughout the Jewish world, including the new Shireinu. She also serves on faculty of national Jewish music conferences Hava Nashira and SLBC.
In 2018, Chava joined forces with two other Jewish music powerhouses, Elana Arian and Deborah Sacks Mintz, to form the supergroup New Moon Rising. In addition to performing regularly with that band, Chava continues to support dozens of fellow artists in recording and performing projects.
Chava’s 2019 original music album, “Source of Love”, is a collection of songs set to prayers from the Jewish Liturgy as well as new songs with universal themes that encourage the listener to seek a better future by focusing on nature, family, and spirituality.
In early 2019, Chava also released “Into the Light”, a dreamy and deeply personal reinterpretation of the Great American Songbook. Her first single, a cover of Alice-In-Chains’ “Would?” received critical acclaim and international radio play.
Chava continues to release original music on a regular basis, and is excited to add a new EP to her prolific discography in late 2025.
In addition to her demanding schedule of recording and live performance, Chava serves as Music Director of her home congregation Temple Beth Am in Seattle. Chava is grateful to live in beautiful Seattle with her beloved partner and child.