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Eran Har Even

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Eran Har Even (born on April 22, 1983) is an Edison nominated Israeli guitarist, composer and music educator residing in Amsterdam. In 2012 Eran completed both his Bachelors and Masters degrees at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. He is one of the most active figures of the Dutch jazz scene, recording and performing with some of the finest jazz musicians on the local and international circuits. These include prominent musicians such as Benny Golson, Terell Staford, David Friedman, Harmen Fraanje, Jamal Thomas, Joris Roelofs and Gilad Hekselman, to name a few. 

For a decade Eran has been a faculty member of the Conservatory of Amsterdam - teaching ear training, theory, guitar and coaching ensembles - training the next generation of aspiring Jazz and Pop musicians. Besides, Eran is a guest teacher in music schools and jazz-seminars around the world, while performing regularly in the most renowned venues and festivals.

Album

Exploration

Label: Takeo Music
Released: 2012
Track listing: CP; Empty Pocket; Quick Time; Cruje Man!!; Song For Vanne; Chiquitilindrín; Dau.

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Video

Exploration

Featuring the music of Amos Hoffman Quintet
Duration: 6:58

Amos Hoffman - oud, Ilan Salem - flute, Gilad Abro - bass, Ilan Katchka - drums, Rea Bar Nes - percussion. From the relase party of Hoffman's "Evolution" at Levontin 7, Tel Aviv.
Album

Exploration

Label: Spartacus Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: Hoe Down; Chronometry; Gentle Piece; A Night in Tunisia; Cottontail; Now.

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Article: Album Review

The Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra featuring Joe Locke: Exploration

Read "Exploration" reviewed by John Kelman


At a time when the oral jazz tradition is in increasing jeopardy, you've got to admire Tommy Smith. Berklee schooled in the 1980s, the Scottish saxophonist had a promising career in the United States. He was a member of Gary Burton's mid-1980s quintet, with the vibraphonist producing Step by Step--the first of four records Smith released ...

Album

Exploration

Label: Nocturne
Released: 2006
Track listing: No Fly Zone; Parcours; Piano solo; Relentless; Deux nouvelles; Invocation; New Group; Exploration.

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Article: Album Review

Christophe dal Sasso: Exploration

Read "Exploration" reviewed by Jeff Dayton-Johnson


The story goes that flautist/bandleader Christophe dal Sasso, in his tireless quest for new sonorities for his arranging tasks, absorbed the lessons of saxophonist Dave Liebman's treatise A Chromatic Approach to Jazz Harmony and Melody. Onstage some time later with a big band at Paris's Sunset nightclub, he applied those lessons to an arrangement of Woody ...

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Article: Album Review

Grachan Moncur III: Exploration

Read "Exploration" reviewed by Clifford Allen


For as much as the post-Ornette lineage of jazz and improvised music has engendered instrumental freedom both sonically and rhythmically, this language has also given a wealthy palette to the composer. With the work of figures like Andrew Hill remaining in the spotlight and Grachan Moncur III's recent return from a lengthy hiatus, it is worth ...

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Article: Album Review

Grachan Moncur III: Exploration

Read "Exploration" reviewed by AAJ Staff


By Ken Waxman Grachan Moncur III had strong associations with the Jazztet, alto saxophonist Jackie McLean, and tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp. An East Coaster, he brought a variety of sophisticated colors to his compositions using different instrumentation than the standard sax/brass/rhythm section of the hard bop combo. However, the trombonist has had a very low profile ...

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Grachan Moncur III Octet: Exploration

Read "Exploration" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


It is a crying shame that some of the best jazz musicians have to languish in obscurity. There are many reasons, but a review is not necessarily the place to go into them. Suffice to say that it is a moment worth cherishing when a stalwart comes in from out of the beyond to make his ...


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