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Oded Tzur: In The Arms Of A True Believer

Read "In The Arms Of A True Believer" reviewed by David Bruggink

by David Bruggink
October 30, 2026

Just months after Make A Sound (Sky River Music, 2026), the first full album on his new label, Sky River Music, saxophonist Oded Tzur returns with a confident, exhilarating set of compositions. In the Arms of a True Believer reunites him with past collaborators Petros Klampanis (bass), Nitai Hershkovits (piano), and Cyrano Almeida (drums), and adds two new voices: Anais Benoit on piccolo and Corentin Morvan on euphonium. The pair brings a sprightly, intricate melodicism to the music. Longtime followers will notice this evolution right ...

Live Review

Nitai Hershkovits al Teatro Golden di Palermo.

by Maurizio Zerbo
February 13, 2025

Nitai Hershkovits Trio Teatro Golden Catania Jazz Festival Palermo 7 febbraio 2025 Nato in Israele da madre marocchina e padre polacco, Nitai Hershkovits è l'epitome del jazzista del terzo millennio, un cittadino del mondo che proietta la sua identità nazionale verso un'estetica cosmopolita. Questo set con Marak Mori al contrabbasso ed Amir Bresler alla batteria. ha dimostrato quanto la sua formativa collaborazione al fianco di Avishai Cohen e Oded Tzur sia stata ...

Album Review

Oded Tzur: My Prophet

Read "My Prophet" reviewed by Neri Pollastri

by Neri Pollastri
December 23, 2024

Terzo album per ECM per il tenorsassofonista di Tel Aviv, ormai da anni residente a New York, Oded Tzúr, ancora una volta attivo con il suo quartetto, nel quale tuttavia c'è adesso un nuovo batterista --il brasiliano Cyrano Almeida. La musica proposta dall'artista conserva la cifra originale che gli conoscevamo e che egli trae dal suo studio con il flautista indiano Hariprasad Chaurasia, che gli permette da un lato di fondere culture musicali tra loro diversissime, dall'altro di produrre con ...

Album Review

Nitai Hershkovits: Call on the Old Wise

Read "Call on the Old Wise" reviewed by Mario Calvitti

by Mario Calvitti
June 24, 2024

Il catalogo ECM è ricco di album di solo piano, a partire dagli inizi della label, quando i lavori di Paul Bley, Chick Corea e Keith Jarrett hanno fortemente contribuito a rilanciare il genere, spostandosi dalla rilettura di standard e composizioni originali, fino allora prevalente, all'improvvisazione spontanea con poca o nessuna preparazione preliminare. Questa formula sarà portata al suo estremo nei concerti in solo di Jarrett, totalmente improvvisati, ma l'improvvisazione totale dal vivo è ancora troppo impegnativa per la maggior ...

Album Review

Oded Tzur: My Prophet

Read "My Prophet" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
June 13, 2024

Simultaneously an open call to prayer and a frisky dance of the debutantes, “Epilogue" and “Child You" beckon and pirouette the muse, the spirit, the higher gods of our calling to come and celebrate My Prophet. Crazy good from the solemn “Epilogue" to the rattling closer, “Last Bike Ride In Paris," My Prophet is the current crown jewel in the burgeoning basket of jewels that Israeli-born but Brooklyn-wise saxophonist Oded Tzur has given the world. His fifth overall--including ...

Album Review

Oded Tzur: My Prophet

by Chris May
May 31, 2024

Much like listening to late period John Coltrane or modern-day Charles Lloyd, listening to Oded Tzur is akin to a spiritual experience. The tenor saxophonist's fifth album, My Prophet, is his most affecting yet. Simultaneously corporeal and metaphysical, soulful and cerebral. Inexplicably, despite having four breathtakingly singular and near-perfect albums out and about already, not to mention wall-to-wall media affirmation, Brooklyn-based, Tel Aviv-born Tzur is still a relatively niche name. At its most passionate, his music lacks ...

Radio & Podcasts

Nitai Hershkovits, Micah Thomas, Koma Saxo, Dexter Goldberg & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 26, 2023

This episode is mostly dedicated to the proposition that piano jazz has a beautiful future ahead, if we have to judge it by what emerging pianists like Micah Thomas, Nitai Hershkovits, Dexter Goldberg, Joona Toivanen or Fergus McCreadie are putting on record. Before and after this piano segment, a few more thrilling new albums.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Koma Saxo “Komma Hem" Post Koma (We Jazz) 0:16 ...