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About Yuval Amihai

Instrument: Guitar

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Jazz guitarist, composer and bandleader Yuval Amihai was born in Beer Sheva, Israel in 1981. Beginning with piano studies at the age of 8, Amihai switched to the electric guitar at 13, and by the time he was 16 he was leading his own bands and performing regularly around the country. During his mandatory military service, Amihai found great inspiration in classical guitar music and composed a chamber music piece for guitar, piano and a string quartet. His music was selected to be featured in a series of concerts by the city of Beer Shava’s Municipal Symphonic Orchestra. Amihai was then commissioned to compose an original work for the city’s string quartet, featuring renowned oud and violin player Yair Dalal

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My 90s Summer

By Yuval Amihai

Label: Fresh Sound Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: My 90s Summer; MEDB (Middle Eastern Desert Blues); Gwen's Groove; Song for Sacha; Smiles; Yitgaber; Coming Through; Saturday Afternoon.

Article: Album Review

Yuval Amihai: My 90s Summer

Read "My 90s Summer" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
June 5, 2022

This fourth album from Yuval Amihai takes inspiration from the halcyon days of a summer long past, recalling formative experiences of a youth spent in the desert city of Beer Sheva in Israel. But it also draws heavily on the guitarist's globetrotting as an adult, looking toward years spent in France and a new life in ...

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