The Simcha Difference
Founded by Yehudah Asher (Jerry) Katz, the Simcha Orchestra has provided the very best in Jewish music since 1982. Robby Helperin took over the band in 1993 and instituted professionalism and technical proficiency rarely seen in Jewish music. Just ask our clients! There’s nothing like experience, and we’ve done over 2700 events, and that’s just since 1993.
Robby and the Simcha Orchestra have performed with:
- Mordechai Ben David
- Avraham Fried
- Yaacov Shwekey
- Lipa Schmeltzer
- The Piamenta Brothers
- Shlomo Carlebach
- Benny Friedman
- Dovid Gabay
…and many more!

Meet Robby Helperin
Robby loves what he does, and it shows. He graduated with honors from the USC School of Music with a concentration in composition and theory. He is an accomplished pianist, conductor, orchestrator, composer and vocalist who sings in 12 languages and has performed all over the US, in Mexico, France, Canada, and Russia.