Jazz Articles about Yotam

About Yotam

Album Review

Two reviews of Israeli-born guitarist Yotam's Brasil appeared recently in All About Jazz, and the reviewers had major differences. Lawrence Peryer had a negative view, summed up by: “Yotam take his place on the list between Yanni and Zamfir, offering a denatured version of a musical form that has already proven itself accessible enough in more sophisticated hands," while Dan Bilawsky had a more positive view: “While guitarist Yotam Silberstein was born more than six thousand miles ...

Album Review

Yotam: Resonance

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 24, 2010

Sono tanti i musicisti israeliani che si sono trasferiti a New York per potere fare del jazz, in tutte le sue varianti di stile. Fra questi, c´è Yotam Silberstein, un chitarrista mainstream che a 21 anni venne nominato come miglior jazzista israeliano. Da qui sono arrivate offerte di lavoro all´estero, con la Fresh Sound/New Talent in Spagna, e da lí il trasferimento negli States, dove Silberstein ha partecipato al prestisgioso Monk Award per chitarristi arrivando fra i primi dieci. La ...