Assaf Kehati Trio in NYC!
​Short/listing information:
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​​Assaf Kehati Trio (g) w/ Ehud Ettun (b) &​ Ronen Itzik (d) at Bar Next Door, NYC.
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​Thursday, March 13th, at 8:30 PM & 10:30 PM
La Lanterna Bar Next Door:
Address: 129 MacDougal Street, Manhattan, NY 10012
Phone:(212) 529-5945
Website:
http://lalanternacaffe.com/page/1rjs6/Bar_Next_Door.html
http://www.assafkehati.com/calendar/
Tickets:
$12 includes both sets.
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​More information:​
Assaf Kehati website:
http://www.assafkehati.com/
Videos:
* Promotional video: http://youtu.be/hDYYjGbQWnY
* When Will the Blues Leave (Ornette Coleman): http://youtu.be/KgwezEG5uKk
* Beneath the Almond Tree (Kehati): http://youtu.be/0VLJM_Dhb90
* The Horses Fight (Kehati, at Blue Note, 2010): http://youtu.be/NxTIIxuL-dA
* Naked (Kehati): http://youtu.be/gTZlbjx24O8
* Lorca (w/ Billy Hart): http://youtu.be/Pc2Ioa0KMOk
Reviews:
• “Airy and melodic and floating and free”. - THOMAS CONRAD, STEREOPHILE
• “A new chapter of modern jazz”. - EDWARD BLANCO, EJAZZNEWS
• “A master musical sculptor”. - DAN BILAWSKY, ALL ABOUT JAZZ
• “All-stars at every position”. - KEVIN CONVEY, BOSTON HERALD
Short Bio:
Assaf Kehati - has been working with Billy Hart, Eli Degibri, Donny McCaslin, Seamus Blake, Victor Lewis and has been performing at Washington DC Jazz Festival, Regattabar, Boston, MuzEnergo (Russia) Jazz Festival, New England Cable News and Toronto Jazz Festival. He released two critically acclaimed CDs as a leader, A View From My Window (2010) and Flowers and Other Stories (2011).
​Long Bio:​
The trio just recorded a third album that will be out in 2014. The album is already getting unofficial amazing reviews from several critics that got a two song preview.
Previous album review: “Guitarist Assaf Kehati writes a new chapter of modern jazz".- EJAZZ NEWS
The Assaf Kehati Trio have been playing together for the past year. The group have toured the USA, Colombia, Israel, Canada, and played at venues such as the Blue Note, NYC; Toronto Jazz Festival, Washington D.C. Jazz Festival, Barranquilla Jazz Festival, The Regattabar, Boston; and more. The trio is playing Mr. Kehati’s original compositions (such as The Almond Tree, Naked, The Horses’ Fight) and his arrangements of some of his favorite jazz standards (such as When Will the Blues Leave, Someday my Prince Will Come, Long Ago and Far away). The music is influenced by different genres of jazz, Brazilian music, Israeli music, American folk music, and more. “You’ll savor the exotic-sounding intimacy of this group”. - JAZZ NOTES
Assaf Kehati: Jazz guitarist and composer Assaf Kehati arrived to the USA in 2007 and after a short time he has made waves in the jazz scene by working with such names as Ran Blake (piano), George Garzone (sax), Eli Degibri (sax), Ferenc Nemeth (drums), Donny McCaslin (sax), Seamus Blake (sax) and legendary drummers Victor Lewis (Woody Shaw, Stan Getz) and Billy Hart (Miles Davis, Wes Montgomery). Mr. Kehati has performed at some of the world’s leading venues as Blue Note, NYC; Regattabar, Boston; Washington D.C. Jazz Festival; MuzEnergo Jazz Festival, Russia; New England Cable News, MA; Tel Aviv Museum, Israel; Toronto Jazz Festival.
Ehud Ettun: (double bass) - worked and performed with Eli Degibri, Third World Love (Avishai Cohen), George Garzone, and Fred Hersch, and also appeared at the Red Sea Jazz Festival, the Tel Aviv Jazz Festival, Kennedy Center ,Casa Del Jazz in Rome, Scullers Jazz club in Boston and Bimhius in Amsterdam.
Ronen Itzik: (drums) - a multi-talented performer and composer. Audiences worldwide are captivated by his virtuosity, profound musicality and the passion he brings to performances. He has performed and recorded with such jazz greats as Roy Hargrove, Jon Hendricks, Hiromi Uehara, Kenny Werner, Marcus Roberts, and Arnie Lawrence, and Lee Konitz.
Review excerpts: • “Airy and melodic and floating and free”. -STEREOPHILE • “Is indeed the future for post modern jazz”. -DIGITAL JAZZ NEWS • “A master musical sculptor”. -ALL ABOUT JAZZ • “All-stars at every position”. -BOSTON HERALD
The Music: As a leader, Mr. Kehati has recorded two CDs that have received numerous rave reviews – A View From My Window (2010) and Flowers and Other Stories (2011). His compositions are inspired by the daily and trivial, yet wonderful and significant experiences of life: from a winter, snow-laden view of Fenway Park from his apartment porch (A View From My Window), to the mundane but satisfying life of a snail (Sunshine Berale), to a girl seeking love in a land beyond the oceans (The Snow and the Sun), and to a story about the universal character, Mr. Mario that travels the world like a gypsy to places like Africa, the Middle East and the Pyramids in Egypt (Mr.Mario). A third album by Mr. Kehati, “NAKED”, was just recorded and will be released in 2014.
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