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Assaf Kehati Quartet: Finding Its Own Voice

by Eyal Hareuveni
February 11, 2011

Israeli guitarist Assaf Kehati, Boston-based since 2007, is a regular in drummer Billy Hart's outfits. His melodic compositions are, he says, inspired by the details of daily life. He cites as influences composers who have blurred the distinctions between folk/pop and more sophisticated music--Hector Berlioz, George Gershwin, guitarist Pat Metheny, Sting and even country singer Kenny ...

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Optimistic View

By Alon Farber

Label: Fresh Sound Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: Optimistic View; Mystic Seven; Smile of the Cat; Don Avignion (for Avi Leibovich); Kundalini; Zambura; Bird Cry/Takasim.

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Alon Farber Hagiga Sextet: Optimistic View

Read "Optimistic View" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 19, 2009

Secondo CD per l'Hagiga Sextet, messo in piedi nel 2001 dal sassofonista e compositore Alon Farber e dal batterista Dani Benedikt. Il gruppo è interamente israeliano, ed in Israele ha realizzato questo lavoro, che risente solo in parte delle influenze musicali mediorientali e si ispira più generalmente al jazz contemporaneo. La musica espressa si nutre di ...

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The Alon Farber Hagiga Sextet: Optimistic View

Read "Optimistic View" reviewed by Jay Deshpande

by Jay Deshpande
February 17, 2009

No other way to put it: the Alon Farber Hagiga Sextet is a fantastic find. First formed in 2001 by saxophonist Alon Farber and drummer Dani Benedikt, Hagiga has developed a tasteful interplay while melding disparate musical traditions from around the world. As Israelis, the band-members draw on a heritage of confluence and intersection. Mirroring their ...

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