Uri Gurvich
Jazz / Roots Music / Other
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"good vibes from the dead sea!"
Brooklyn, New York
United States
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| Uri Gurvich: General Info
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| Member Since | 5/22/2006 | | Band Website | urigurvich.com | | Band Members | Midbar Suite/Desert Suite - Uri Gurvich: Alto Sax, Leo Genovese: Piano, Peter Slavov: Bass, Francisco Mela: Drums@@@Joseph the Storyteller same as Midbar Suite also featuring Chris Cheek on Tenor Sax -> from upcoming album - soon to be released@@@
Ahuvati Sheli - Uri: Alto sax, Takashi Sugawa: Bass, Eric Doob: Drums, live at Spike Hill, Brooklyn | | Influences | John Coltrane, Sasha Argov, Mati Caspi, Chava Alberstein, Mercedes Sosa, Arik Ainstein, Mccoy Tyner, Joe Lovano, Bach, Keith Jarrett Quartets, Hal Crook, Zohar Argov, Parker, Chick Corea, Ester Ofarim, Hamsa el Din, Omer Avital, Piyutim, Astor Piazzola, Hummus, my family and my friends. | | Type of Label | Major |
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| About Uri Gurvich |
Born and raised in Israel, Uri began playing the saxophone at age of 10.
Uri attended Rimon School in Israel and Berklee College of Music in Boston, from which he graduated with honors in 2005.
Since then he performed around the world in such places such as Vien Jazz Festival, Marciac Jazz Festival, Copenhagen Jazz House, Santander Jazz Festival, Cadiz Cambalache, Lisbon Teatro de Belem, Sttutgart auditorium, Ezcaray Festival Spain, Tokyo Tuc Club, Kobe Phonix Jazz Festival, Tokoname Japan, Boston wally's, BPC, The Blues Alley festival DC, Cinmateq Tel Aviv, Red Sea Jazz Festival, Israel Opera House and more.
Uri had shared the stage with such artists as: Joe Lovano, Dave Liebman, Niels Orsted Pedersen, Django Bates, Herb Pomeroy, Mick Goodrick, Francisco Mela and more.
Now a days Uri lives in New York City, where he performs regularly with his band and as a sideman.
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“...progressive jazz deeply rooted in Middle Eastern rhythms and folk music from Uri's homeland, Israel."
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