Born in Rochester, NY to Israeli parents, Shira Averbuch, split her time growing up between Israel and the States.

She served as a singer and commander of her Israeli Army Band after which she moved to NYC.

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She graduated with honors from both the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and The New School with a BFA in Musical Theatre and a Certificate in Music Therapy

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Shira serves as the Artist-in-Residence at Bn'ai Jeshurun Synagogue in NYC creating unique music programming that grows and advances the community.

 

Shira has also created and executed tailor made guest masterclasses, performances, holiday programming for Jewish and Israeli communities across the United States, including: 92Y, 14Y, Temple of the Stranger, Romemu, JCC Manhattan, Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, Park Avenue Synagogue, Chabad of Tribeca, Chabad of North Williamsburg, Hannah Senesh School, Sid Jacobson JCC , MusicTalks, West End Synagogue (Nashville), Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona (AZ) and more.​

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Shira is a Beit Toratah Fellow.

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Shira is touring with her new project, "Songs of Healing In a Post October 7th World": A Concert & Poetry Event. 

A collaboration with author, poet and spiritual counselor Susan P, Lax.

Susan ‘s dear friend, Vivian Silver, was one of the victims of Oct 7th at Kibbutz Beer’i.

Her good friend Lee Seigel is the brother of Keith Seigel, who is still held hostage in Gaza.

Together Susan's years of experience in the field of grief and loss and Shira's healing music they carefully crafted a concert of soul nourishing original songs where grief, joy, and resilience intertwine. 

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In Music Therapy, Shira worked at The Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine at Beth Israel Hospital in NYC collaborating with the medical team using music in palliative care. 

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​Shira is also an Actor Equity's Actor and Singer-Songwriter. Shira met producer Paul Carbonara (Blondie) as a performer in New York’s vibrant theatre community. She starred in his Off Broadway musicals Solitary Light and Evening 1910to much critical acclaim.

The New York Times noted Shira's performance for her "winning and beguiling voice" and her "enigmatically expressive smile." 

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Shira went on to record two EPs produced by Carbonara along with an ace six-piece band, including Grammy-nominated drummer Dan Pugach. The 1st one, Till the Sun Comes and the new EP, Birds of a Feather. Together they created a live folk-acoustic sound so raw you could almost hear the wooden floors creaking under their feet.

 

Since the release of her song, Am I Beautiful, following her friend's battle with stage 3 breast cancer, Shira has been touring across the US and Europe playing heart stopping music bringing people together in joy and healing.