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Tal Yahalom

Born: October 1, 1992

Tal Yahalom is an award-winning guitarist, composer and bandleader based in Brooklyn, New York since 2014.
In his music he seeks to weave a wide spectrum of aesthetic elements into a distinct musical language - exploring the worlds of post-bop, alternative-rock, impressionistic classical music, and various South American guitar traditions.

Described as “among the most uniquely gifted guitarists on the NYC improv scene” (NYC Jazz Record)and “one of the most impressive jazz players of his generation” (Bill Kirchner), he is committed to creating engaging storytelling, thoughtful interplay, and unique sonic environments that go beyond the traditional functions of the guitar.

Canopy

By Lex Korten

Label: Sounderscore
Released: 2025
Track listing: Oasis Without; Abyssal Sleep; Air Below Sky; Summerlude · The Bazaar; Lime to Gold (Intro); Talking Rain; A Sunshower Vignette; Solstice I; Solstice II; Winterlude · To Be Home; Wind Chime Watching; make/believe; opening; Mulu The Rain Forest (Bonus Track).

A Few Of My Favorite 2025 Jazz Things (So Far), Part 4

by Ludovico Granvassu
July 29, 2025

Halfway through 2025, we're thrilled to share the jazz tracks that have impressed us most. Here's the fourth part of our curated selection highlighting the artistry and innovation that continue to make jazz a living, breathing force. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" ...

Tal Yahalom: A Guitarist's Mirror Image Of Tradition

by Lawrence Peryer
June 1, 2025

Today, the Spotlight shines On guitarist and composer Tal Yahalom. Tal has built a reputation in New York City's creative music scene for weaving post-bop, classical, and South American influences into a unique sound all his own. On his latest album, Mirror Image (Adhyâropa Records, 2025), Tal brings together a chamber quintet that puts ...

Tal Yahalom, Mikkel Ploug, Ambrose Akinmusire, Thomas Naïm & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
March 22, 2025

A playlist focusing on recent outstanding guitar albums, with two cherrys on top, the latest releases by Kjetil Mulelid and Ambrose Akinmusire.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Mikkel Ploug Trio “Chant" Hope (Songlines) 0:16 Host talks 5:09 Thomas Naïm “Manic Depression" May This Be ...

Tsuf Harim

By Yosef Gutman Levitt

Label: Soul Song Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Asader Leseudata; Nigun Shabbat; Sar Hamemunim; Atem Shalom; Adon Haselichot; Daar Oved; Ka Echsof; Lechatchila Ariber; Nigun Lubavitch; Teshuva; Nigun Purim; Nigun Gaaguim; Me-eyn Olam Haba; Nigun Simcha; The Warriors.

Colla Voce

By Nick Dunston

Label: Out Of Your Head Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Ova’churr; Designated Antagonist; Pseudocorridor; Blinding, Joyous, Fearful; Fully Turbulent; Lo and Behold; Hydrogen; Argon; Oxygen; Anglo-Adjacent Phonetic Approximations; Nearly Turbulent; A Rolling Wave of Everything; Colla Voce.

Ritratto di Adam O'Farrill

by Angelo Leonardi
October 7, 2024

Il trentesimo compleanno del trombettista Adam O'Farrill coincide con la pubblicazione di HUESO, il suo settimo album da leader/co-leader prodotto in una carriera singolarmente lunga e prestigiosa. Il primo importante riconoscimento pubblico gli giunge all'età di 21 anni nel 2015, con la vittoria di Bird Calls al critics poll di Down Beat, un album ...

Take Five With Bassist / Composer Yosef Gutman Levitt

by AAJ Staff
July 18, 2024

Meet Yosef Gutman Yosef Gutman Levitt, born in 1979 in South Africa, grew up on a farm in Knoppieslaagte. His musical journey began with piano lessons, which he later abandoned for skateboarding. At 16, inspired by the work of Jaco Pastorius, he picked up the bass guitar. He earned a scholarship to Berklee College of Music ...

Yosef Gutman Levitt

Born: January 29, 1979

ABOUT

Yosef Gutman's palette flourishes from the vast world colors which influenced his artistic development. Whether composing and recording new music or collaborating with high-caliber instrumentalists to explore the world of Nigunim (melodies from the heart), Yosef Gutman strives to foster connections that stimulate the imagination through music performed from the soul.

EARLY LIFE

Yosef Gutman was born in 1979 in South Africa. He grew up in a farming area known as Knoppieslaagte. He began music lessons at an early age, but abandoned the piano in favor of skateboarding at age 11. Life on the farm was quiet, chickens, geese, and horses roamed the property. This provided much time for kickflip practice on the bricked surfaces around the farm house.

At age 16 Yosef reshifted his passion back to music. Inspired by Weather Report, he picked up the bass guitar. The same quietude that afforded him uninterrupted skateboard practice was a perfect environment for many hours of bass exploration. At 18, Yosef submitted a recording of his arrangement of the South African National Anthem to Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA who subsequently invited him to study on a scholarship.