Speakers: Emily Barker, Mara Carlyle, Liz Green, Ed Laurie, Sam Lewis, Sophie Solomon

Leonard Cohen has had many incarnations: seen by many as a living musical legend, he has been a novelist, poet, folk singer, and Buddhist monk. Admitting to influences as wide ranging as Hebrew prayer and Lorca, Cohen himself has in turn inspired generations of artists. Salman Rushdie said, “If I could write like that, I would.”

In this second part of a double bill on the opening night of Jewish Book Week, a stellar cast of self-confessed Leonard lovers, including Emily Barker, Mara Carlyle, Liz Green, Ed Laurie, Sam Lewis and Sophie Solomon offer their own versions of Cohen’s music, backed by a house band.