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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.

Album

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.

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Article: Album Review

Avishai Darash: Between Hope and Despair

Read "Between Hope and Despair" reviewed 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 ...

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Article: Album Review

Avishai Darash: Between Hope and Despair

Read "Between Hope and Despair" reviewed 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 ...

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Article: Year in Review

Mark Sullivan's Best Jazz & Beyond Albums Of 2022

Read "Mark Sullivan's Best Jazz & Beyond Albums Of 2022" reviewed 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 ...

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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.

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Avishai Darash featuring Marmoucha Orchestra: Andalusian Love Song

Read "Andalusian Love Song" reviewed 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 ...

Album

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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Article: Year in Review

Mark Sullivan’s Best Releases of 2019

Read "Mark Sullivan’s Best Releases of 2019" reviewed by Mark Sullivan


Another year, another diverse group of releases. There were an unusual percentage of albums outside of jazz for me this year, for whatever reason. Although I opted not to review any albums by pianist/composer Satoko Fujii, she released five diverse projects—even after her 2018 marathon of an album a month to celebrate her 60th birthday—so I ...

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Article: Album Review

Avishai Darash: Samskara

Read "Samskara" reviewed by Mark Sullivan


Israeli pianist-composer Avishai Darash made a deliberate effort to combine his Middle Eastern heritage with western influences in this music. The album title comes from Indian philosophy: “Samskaras" are the sum of all mental, physical and psychological impressions left in the body of an individual. Darash takes the opportunity to revisit some of his earlier material, ...


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