Jazz Articles about Yonatan Riklis

About Yonatan Riklis

Album Review

All In is the second recording by Israeli-born guitarist Gil Livni, and it is a humdinger from start to finish, thanks to Livni's remarkable skills as a player and composer, and those of his stellar teammates: saxophonist Amit Friedman, organist Yonatan Riklis and drummer Yonatan Rosen. Singly or as a unit, they make All In a genuine pleasure to hear and applaud. Livni plays a light and lyrical guitar, using for the most part inventive single-note runs to ...

Album Review

Ron Magril: Inspired

by Neil Duggan
March 7, 2025

This is the second album as leader from Israeli guitarist & composer Ron Magril. It follows on from his debut, Until Now (Ubuntu Music, 2022). That album featured a hard-bop quartet. Inspired finds Magril in an organ trio setting, paying tribute to his musical heroes, Wes Montgomery and Grant Green. All eight tracks on the album are Magril originals, showcasing his distinctive voice as both a composer and electric guitarist. The inspiration behind the opener, “Playing for Wes," ...

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William Parker: Temporary & In the Shade of the Sun

by Kurt Gottschalk
March 6, 2010

William Parker / Giorgio Dini Temporary Silta 2009 John Blum with Sunny Murray and William Parker In the Shade of Sun Ecstatic Peace 2009 Bassist William Parker is deeply familiar with the lower register. He's played in duo and quartet groupings of string basses. He gravitates towards the tuba, the Malian donso ngoni and ...