My Grandfather Yehuda Sharett, Bach, Mozart, Bartok, Stravinsky, Kurt Weill, Alban Berg, Thelonious Monk, Mingus, Miles Davies, Wayne Shorter, Pablo Casals, Artur Rubinstein, Leonard Cohen, Jony Mitchell, Barbara, Jacque Brel, Edith Piaf, Mercedes Sosa, Astor Piazzola, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Om Koltom,
Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, Hermeto Pascoal,Chico Buarque, Vinicius De Moraes, Joao Bosco, Bob Moses, Maria Schneider, Tito Puente, Shajaryan, Anouar Brahem, Yousef Lateef, Regina Spektor, Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgare, Yma Sumac, Kishon Khan and so many more..
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I was born in Ashdod, Israel. Ashdod is by the Med. Sea and most of our childhood revolved around the sea. My dad was a seaman and was trying to teach us things about life through spending time by the sea. How to deal with the currents, when to dive and when to try and float, getting into the rhythm of the waves, dealing with fear...
I started playing the piano when I was 9. My granfather Yehuda Sharett was a Choral Conductor, Violinist Composer and Educator. I remember how he was talking to me about practising and these special relationships we have with our instruments..I remember playing with him the first movement of Bach Violin Concerto in A minor and him trying to teach me Harmony. I always enjoyed playing with other musicians and found the piano playing a bit isolating.
I studied Choral Conducting and composed for Theatre and short films.
I worked with Opera singers as a vocal coach and an accompanist.
I conduct Vocal Ensembles in Israel and in the UK.
My journey crossing over to Jazz and World music has started around eight years ago.
I was always listening to Jazz but going to Brian Edwards' inspiring Jazz workshop at the Tabernacle was a turning point and that was a beginning of my new musical path.
I was happy to invite Brian to record with me and the TS Ensemble my cd "Open Toes & everything".
I continue composing and playing for Theatre (Ovel Theatre lately with "Yaakobi and Leidental" by Chanoch Levin).
I also enjoy arranging and collaborating with other musicians.
Sometimes it feels like I have been blessed having two musical lives, the first as a Choral conductor and an accompanist mainly in Classical music and the second as a composer arranger and Jazz-world pianist.
Venues we play at: Jazz Cafe, South Bank Festival, National Theatre, Hackney Empire, Momo, Octave, The Ritzy, Cafe de Paris, Charlie Wright and others.
Musicians I play with: Larry Bartley - Double Bass, Dudu Marques - Drums,
Fulvio Sigurta - Trumpet/Flugel, Robin Fincker - Saxes, Jim Hart - Drums, Anselmo Netto and Alua Nascimento -Percussion, Kadialy Kouyate - Kora, Natalie Rozario - Cello, Juldeh Camara - Riti, Gologo, Hanif Khan - Tabla, Haider Rahman - Flute,
Sandhya Sanjana - Vocals,
I am planning to record soon!
I don't belong to any of the Jazz tribes in London, I'm just doing my own thing..
I love teaching kids and because of my journey I have been teaching improvisation and composition from the start alongside musicianship, sight-reading and interpretation.
I don't like the grade exams system and I think most important is to keep the flow!
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oi bonita! i really enjoyed the quartet at the Green Note, thanks for inviting me. Now I'm going through some scales (to make better improvisations!!) to Thyagi's saturday I.A.M, can you come? I know it's far, south London, but we're preparing beautiful singing to the night!
Hi Tsivi, thanks for your message...shame about your jam session :( I've been busy over the last few months with gigs, a little bit of holiday-ing and finishing my debut album! (it's almost ready). Will try to make your gig if I'm free. Hopefully see you soon, Pxx
Ciao bella! Hope you've made a safe journey to Rome! Forgot to ask you about the keys for: Dero Ykera, Scherarchoret, La Rosa (Bb?) and Avre tu puerta (A-?) I'm practsing them! Beijos, Alba.
Just wanted to say GOOD LUCK for you and the band. I can hear and see you working really hard, and devoting yourself to your music and you deserve success. Hope you are enjoying the journey,a group of great musicians is not bad company! Wish you health,strength,creativity and anything else you want to add to the list!
Hi Tsivi, Thanks for the add. I'm in Berlin at the moment and I love it! Hope you're ok & music keeps flowing through your heart and your finger tips! Catch up soon! Love, Miri xxx
Hi Tsivi! ..it's a pleasure! Lovely to be back (at last!) at Toulouse Lautrec and thank you for your support!! More to come.. See you when I'm back from my holidays.. Bacio x
hey Tsivi!thank you for email and comment - happy to hear you had great time!! ( to be xpected :). i m v busy and not feeling well (v busy at work as i have to go to France next week); may not be able to get to TL on Fri. will see... have a good week back in the stiking london! hugs M
