Results for "Ofri Nehemya"

Ofri Nehemya

Born: January 10, 1994

Israeli drummer Ofri Nehemya, plays in and out of the israeli jazz scene for the last 5 years and already had the opportunity to share the stage with many great jazz musicians including Avishai Cohen (bass), Eli Degibri, Aaron Goldberg, Avishai Cohen (trumpet), Reuben Rogers, Gilad Hekselman, Omer Avital and many others. Ofri was born on January 10th, 1994 in Givatayim, Israel, to a musical family; his father is a drummer and his mother is a singer. Since a very young age, when music was all around, Ofri exposed to different kinds of music including Rock, Pop, Fusion and more

Human

By Shai Maestro

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Time; Mystery And Illusions; Human; GG; The Thief’s Dream; Hank And Charlie; Compassion; Prayer; They Went To War; In A Sentimental Mood; Ima (For Talma Maestro).

The return of Joe Chambers and more

by Bob Osborne
March 11, 2021

Great new albums on this edition with Joe Chambers back at Blue Note and in fine form. There is also the progressive jazz of Francesca Remigi, new sounds from Diego Rivera on Posi-tone, Lisa Hilton with a stunning trio, cutting edge music from Argentina courtesy of Nacho Szulga, and, the sophomore outing on ECM from Shai ...

Shai Maestro: Human

by Mike Jurkovic
February 17, 2021

That pianist Shai Maestro dreams music is an understatement: With an intense romanticist's heart, he also plays in said dream state. And it is re-affirming to know that, after the hellish year the world has been dragged kicking through, that we can all dream too. Human dreams broadly with sunrises, sunsets and all the ...

New York Paradox

By Omer Avital

Label: Jazz&People
Released: 2020
Track listing: Shabazi; Zohar Smiles; NY Paradox; Just Like The River Flows; It's All Good; Today's Blues; C'est Clair; Bushwick After Dark.

4th Zbigniew Seifert International Jazz Violin Competition

by Ian Patterson
July 19, 2020

4th Zbigniew Seifert International Jazz Violin Competition Cricoteka Museum, Kraków, Poland/Various international locations on-line July 8-10, 2020 When the fanfare and drum roll had died down the big moment arrived. After three days of on-line competition, the six finalists waited anxiously in front of their screens, in Israel, The USA, Austria, ...

Omer Avital Qantar: New York Paradox

by Edward Blanco
April 21, 2020

Israeli bassist and composer Omer Avital and his group Qantar, offer their second album, New York Paradox, producing a musical sound in a unique, splashy and audacious style which is quite riveting. The uniqueness here extends to the members of this quintet who have formed a special bond which is quite evident when they are performing. ...

Omer Avital/Qantar: New York Paradox

by Fiona Ord-Shrimpton
March 27, 2020

The world in its collective viral neurosis is in a cold sweat. What to do? Store shelves are empty, hands have never been cleaner, and if all goes wrong, salaries may soon rise for those who will work. In these trying times, some days you simply must “Avital"—Omer Avital understands this. Thanks to his latest album, ...

Omer Avital Quintet at Alba Jazz Festival

by Antonio Baiano
June 23, 2019

Atlanta Jazz Festival 2019

by Mark Sullivan
June 5, 2019

Atlanta Jazz Festival Atlanta, GA May 25-26, 2019 Last year the festival operated under the threat of rain all weekend. This year's 42nd edition saw record-tying high temperatures: 93 and 94 degrees Fahrenheit (ten degrees above the historical averages). No doubt it is a coincidence that the programming was cooler than last ...