Results for "Asaf Sirkis"

Take Five With Asaf Sirkis

by AAJ Staff
May 5, 2009

Meet Asaf Sirkis:Born in 1969 in Petah-Tikva, Israel, Asaf later moved to the town of Rehovot, where he spent his teens and early twenties. This was an influential move for Asaf, as it was here amongst the diverse cultural influences he found in Rehovot that Asaf began to show an interest in music and ...

Sarah Gillespie: Stalking Juliet

by Bruce Lindsay
February 27, 2009

Stalking Juliet is the first album from Sarah Gillespie, a UK-based singer and songwriter. Musically and lyrically this record constantly surprises, challenges and rewards in equal measure. Gillespie has written all of the album's 11 tracks--two of them in collaboration with producer and arranger Gilad Atzmon. The songs have strong melodies and in some cases seductive ...

Tim Garland: Libra

by Frederick Bernas
January 23, 2009

The adventurous two-disc Libra features saxophonist Tim Garland heavily entrenched in trio territory. He is joined by rising star Gwilym Simcock on piano and versatile percussionist Asaf Sirkis, with guest appearances from zany guitarist Paul Bollenback and London's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Expansive, well-structured pieces are the record's mainstay, with a tasteful sprinkling of standards. Known for ...

The Monk

By Asaf Sirkis

Label: SAM Productions
Released: 2008
Track listing: Stoned Bird; The Monk; The Bridge; Without a Story; Alone; End of the Circle; Dream; The Journey Home.

Asaf Sirkis Trio: The Monk

by Ian Patterson
October 14, 2008

One thing that has perhaps been understated in some quarters when considering drummer Asaf Sirkis' recordings as a leader is just how lyrical and understated his music tends to be. The Inner Noise recordings, which aligned drums and guitar with church organ, drew almost as much attention for the unorthodox nature of the trio as they ...

Drummer/Composer Asaf Sirkis Interviewed at AAJ....And More

September 30, 2008

Since arriving in London from Israel at the end of the end of the '90s, Asaf Sirkis has earned a reputation as one of the world's premier drummers. His scintillating stick work has sparked saxophonist Gilad Atzmon's Orient House Ensemble since its inception, as well as coloring the projects of saxophonist Tim Garland in recent years. ...

Asaf Sirkis: The Endless Realm

by Ian Patterson
September 30, 2008

Since arriving in London from Israel at the end of the end of the '90s, Asaf Sirkis has earned a reputation as one of the world's premier drummers. His scintillating stick work has sparked saxophonist Gilad Atzmon's Orient House Ensemble since its inception, as well as coloring the projects of saxophonist Tim Garland in recent years.

Asaf Sirkis, Tassos Spiliotopoulos, Yaron Stavi

Featuring the music of Asaf Sirkis
Duration: 7:15
September 30, 2008

Asaf Sirkis Trio: The Monk

by John Kelman
September 7, 2008

After exploring an organ/guitar/drums encounter of the most unusual kind with The Inner Noise on albums including We Are Falling (Konnex, 2005) and The Song Within (SAM, 2007), Israeli-born, British-resident drummer Asaf Sirkis turns, on the surface, to a more conventional line-up with The Monk. Still, Sirkis' writing, and a trio that eschews orthodoxy, keeps The ...

The Song Within

By Asaf Sirkis

Label: SAM Productions
Released: 2007
Track listing: The Song Within; Nothingness First Part I, Nothingness; When You Ask Why; Nothingness First Part II, Love; Miniature; Hymn; Theme for Gary; The Shadow; Sweet Song.