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Avishai Darash
Avishai Darash, an Amsterdam-based pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, and musical director, has seamlessly blended musical styles, drawing inspiration from North African traditional music, Western classical music, American jazz, and Israeli folk.
His musical journey began with the mentorship of his cousin, Tribal Tul, a psychedelic trance producer. At the age of 11, Avishai spent a weekend in Tul's studio learning about the production and creative process of electronic music. He delved into producing psychedelic trance until the age of 16, gaining insights into structure, influences, and arrangements that later influenced his musical direction.
The Unplanned Child
Label: TRPTK
Released: 2026
Track listing: Glass; Steppenwolf; Raindrops; Pathology; Morning; I Used To Be Like This.
Avishai Darash: The Unplanned Child
by Nathalie Tamara Freson
Unexpected ventures often give rise to beautiful experiences, and this is certainly the case with Avishai Darash's The Unplanned Child. The album is a sequel to The Planned Child and was released in May 2026 on the Dutch label, TRPTK, which prides itself, and rightfully so, on its superb sound quality. Contrary ...
Between Hope and Despair
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: Between Hope and Despair; Supernova; Don't Think, Dance; The Seventh; Bastrika; Echo Chamber; The Old Days; The Sage; Midnight Express.
Avishai Darash: Between Hope and Despair
by Nathalie Tamara Freson
Avishai Darash's Between Hope and Despair is a timely album, composed as a reaction to the October 7th 2023 massacre in Israel. It refers to the spectrum of emotions one may feel in times of war, regardless of what side one stands on. This is to be expected from Darash, an intellectual pianist. He does not ...
Avishai Darash: Between Hope and Despair
by Neil Duggan
Having a regular salary and a prestigious position would be considered as a successful achievement for many musicians. Israeli-born pianist and Amsterdam resident, Avishai Darash decided to buck the trend and gave up his position as artistic director and pianist for the innovative Marmoucha Orchestra to return to his solo career. Whilst stepping out of his ...
Mark Sullivan's Best Jazz & Beyond Albums Of 2022
by Mark Sullivan
Another great year for recordings. The pandemic's influence faded, but several of the albums on my list were still created remotely. My picks leaned towards the experimental side: a bit more “beyond" than “jazz." I could have easily listed another ten albums released by ECM Records and Blue Note Records--to name two established labels I have ...
Andalusian Love Song
Label: Marmoucha/SENA
Released: 2022
Track listing: Andalusian Love Song; Kartana; She's The Perfume In The Wind; Longing-Sadness; Twishya Hijaz El Kbir; Prakriti;
Mohamed's Blues; The Day After; Arriving Home.
Avishai Darash featuring Marmoucha Orchestra: Andalusian Love Song
by Mark Sullivan
Israeli pianist & composer Avishai Darash has always made a deliberate effort to combine his Middle Eastern heritage with Western influences. He considers Andalusian music to be the origin and core of Western music; this album is a love song to that music and its journey and evolution from the MENA region (Middle East and North ...
Samskara
Label: A. MA Records
Released: 2019
Track listing: Jajouka; About Her; About Him; Earth Saung; New Vision; Joy; Lullaby For Bendavid; Samskara; Purusha; Like Butter In The Sun; Ten Sephiroth.
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