Ari Erev
Ari Erev | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Israel |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations | Musician, composer, bandleader |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Website | arierev |
Ari Erev (Hebrew: ארי ערב; born 1956, in Tel Aviv), is an Israeli Jazz pianist and composer.
Career
Erev studied under musicologist Tzvi Keren and jazz musician Moshe Osherowitz, and attended the Tel Aviv University Academy of Music. Since 1980, he has led various jazz trios and ensembles.[1]
He has collaborated with musicians including singer Edna Goren, bassist Eli Magen, Saxophonist Joel Frahm. Frahm is featured on Erev's 2012 album A Handful of Changes, and Magen is featured on his 2016 album Flow.[2] Erev's albums primarily consist of his original compositions, but also include jazz arrangements of Israeli popular music by songwriters such as Shalom Hanoch, Yoni Rechter, and Sasha Argov.[3]
He performs regularly in festivals and jazz clubs in Israel and in Europe.[4][5]
Reception
Writing for All About Jazz, reviewer Edward Blanco noted the "straightforward melodic patterns" in Erev's music.[6] Jim Burlong, of Jazz Views Magazine also reviewed his work, writing, "modern jazz sensibilities...remarkable tonality and improvisational skills".[7]]
Discography
- 'About Time' (2008)
- 'A Handful of Changes' (2012), featuring Joel Frahm on Saxophone.
- 'Flow' (2016)
- 'Close to Home' (2021)
- 'Jazz Bar 2019' (A compilation album released in Japan) [8]
References
- ↑ Kesher, Asher (2012). ""Erev Tov"". Tel-Aviv News (newspaper).
- ↑ "Flowing,". "Yediot Achronot" (newspaper). 28 February 2016.
- ↑ Ziv, Yotam (27 June 2021). ""Salsa at Homeland Class" - Ari Erev's 'Close to Home' new album: (Hebrew)". Columbus Music Magzine.
- ↑ "Profile/reivew aritcle". Jazz Musiker.
- ↑ "Profile Article". at the website of Bansko Jazz Festival.
- ↑ Blanco, Edward. ""Flow" Album review". All About Jazz.com.
- ↑ Burlong, Jim. ""Close to Home" album review". JazzViews.com.
- ↑ 'Yasukuni Terashima Presents Jazz Bar 2019', (Compilation album released by Disk Union Company Limited, Japan). "Jazz Bar 2019'". Discogs.com.
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