Asaf Sirkis & the Inner Noise: Mike Outram - Guitar, Steve Lodder - Church Organ, Keyboards Asaf Sirkis - Drums, Compositions
Asaf Sirkis Trio: Tassos Spiliotopoulos - Guitar Yaron Stavi - Electric Bass Asaf Sirkis - Drums, Compositions Plus Guest: Gary Husband - Keyboards
Influences
Allan Holdsworth, Olivier Messiaen, Maurice Durufle, Bach, Gary Husband, Tony Williams, Jack Dejohenette, Franky Dunlop, Billy Cobham, John Scofield, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Sun Ra, Robert Wyatt, Yes, Weather Report.....
Sounds Like
Reviewers wrote:
''Asaf Sirkis, the brilliant drummer, has here stumbled on a sub-genre that might become known as Gothic Jazz''. Mike Butler, Jazz UK, March/April 2003 (Issue 50), UK
... ''fuelled fusion fun of the best kind, delivered without pretension and bursting with energy''. Peter Marsh, BBC Magazine, June 2005
... ''an attractive luxuriousness of texture, some sensational drumming and inventive soloing... Great playing from three contemporary performers''... John Fordham, The Guardian Friday CD Review, June 2005
...''audiences have been accustomed to bands experimenting with new sounds and pushing back the boundaries of contemporary music, but this trio has certainly come up with something different''... Inner Noise gig review, James Griffiths
Asaf was born in Israel in 1969. In the early 90s, having studied drums for seven years with David Ritch, he started playing professionally with many jazz, rock, and free jazz artists in Israel such us; Harold Rubin, Albert Beger, Ari Brown, and Emmmanuel Bex to name a few. He played in various venues and festivals including the Jazz in the Red Sea Festival and the Israel Festival. Asaf was also involved in a variety of ethnic musics, playing with different klezmer groups and Middle Eastern music artists such as Yair Dalal and Eyal Sela. From 1994 he recorded and toured Europe with the Amir Perelman trio.
While still in Israel Asaf formed his own band, The Asaf Sirkis Trio, with which he toured Israel and recorded his first album, One Step Closer. His second project, The Inner Noise, was partly commissioned by the department of arts of the Tel-Aviv City Council, and was performed around Israel in 1997-8.
In April 1999 Asaf moved to London where he soon became a part of the UK jazz and world music scene. During that year he started working with Adel Salameh, a Palestinian Aud player/composer, as well as Steve Lodder and Mike Outram with whom he reformed his own band, The Inner Noise. Between 2000 to 2005 Asaf was a regular member of Gilad Atzmon's Orient House Ensemble. This band has recorded four albums for Enja Records and toured Europe frequently. Their album 'Exile' has won 'Best CD of the Year' at the BBC Jazz Award 2003 as well as in Time-Out 'Reviewer's Pick' (by John Lewis). The band was nominated for the BBC jazz award 2004 as 'Best Band'.
Asaf also plays/played/recorded with other artists in the UK and in Europe, including Chick Corea, Tim Garland, Larry Coryell, Gary Husband, John Taylor, Norma Winstone, Lenny Stern, David Binney (NY), Dave Liebman, Julian Siegel Quartet, John Law, Peter King, Stan Sulzman, Barbaros Erkose (Turkey), Antonio Zambrini (Italy), Ari Brown (Chicago), Bela Szakcsi-Lokatos (Hungary), Glauco Venier (Italy), Yuri Goloubev (Russia), Klaus Gesing (Austria), Christoph Spendel (Germany), Eyal Maoz (NY), Sigi Finkel (Austria), Carlos Barretto (Portugal), Simon Fisher Turner, Phil Robson, Arnie Somogyi, Martin Speake, Mark Latimer, Reem Kelani, Christine Tobin, Nicolas Meier Tom Arthurs, John Etherigde and more.
Asaf Sirkis & The Inner Noise at St. Mary's (and Interview)
Asaf Sirkis new trio Playing 'Dream' featuring Tassos Spiliotopoulos on Guitar & Yaron Stavi on Bass
Asaf Sirkis & The Inner Noise playing Bemsha Swing (Thelonious Monk) W/Kit Downes on Organ & Mike Outram on Guitar
Hello everyone today is arthur's laughing day so i'm asking you all to laugh!!!!! loud and with no boundaries!! right from - NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW:
everything is cool not as busy as you are but no complaints here, b t w me and Arthur played the other day and you were the missing link have a great week
" Il Gioco delle Forme of Massimo Colombo, is an album whose author’s cultural and artistic commitment is the sign that the conformism of so much pointless yet successful output can elicit an artistic reaction. " Maurizio Franco
hi asaf hope you're well if you're free tomoro eve (wed) i'm doing a cd launch at the 606 . early set. its a killing band , janisch and enzo zirilli... ..be good to see you down. a alex
Thank you very much for what you wrote! it was great to meet you at arthur's house the other day.. maybe we'll get the chance to play together when you'll be here or me/we there,i think it would be absolutely awesome!! meanwhile, take care - appreciating you
Hi Asaf, wow,you are Still working on singles? suppose it's a continuous process of refining. You phrasing blows me away. great combination of feel,chops, and ideas. Best wishes, Nick
