Jazz Articles about Assaf Kehati

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Assaf Kehati, Billy Hart, & Noam Weisenberg: Trio Music

by David Lighton
June 27, 2010

Assaf Kehati Trio featuring Billy Hart Twins Jazz Washington, D.C. June 5, 2010

In recent years, the guitar trio--with bass and drums--has reached mythic status. Once an obscure instrumentation, the setting has been elevated to new heights by young guitarists seeking the kind of interplay for which the piano trio is so lauded--the very interplay so written about that it has become a cliché to even mention. After all, who has not read ...

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Take Five with Assaf Kehati

by AAJ Staff
April 20, 2010

Meet Assaf Kehati:Israeli/Bostonian jazz guitarist Assaf Kehati has been performing with legendary drummer Billy Hart and up-and-coming bassist Noam Wiesenberg for the past two years. For a recent Regattabar concert, Kehati's trio expanded to a quartet after renowned saxophonist Eli Degibri (Al Foster's Band) joined the group. The quartet plays both Kehati's and Hart's original compositions as well as jazz standards by composers such as Arthur Altman, Irving Berlin and Ray Noble. His debut CD, A View From ...

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Introducing Assaf Kehati

by Timothy J. O'Keefe
March 18, 2010

Boston's local jazz scene draws from a fertile ground of musicians attending the Berklee College of Music and New England Conservatory. Within the city's various clubs, it's possible to frequently catch young musicians while they're still establishing their careers. One such musician presently on the Boston scene is Israeli guitarist Assaf Kehati. Kehati's first instructor was his grandmother, who was also a professional pianist. At age ten, Kehati began studying guitar and piano. Later on, he added ...