An Evening of Israeli Jazz
以色列爵士之夜
Time: 2018/10/12 Friday 19:30
Venue: Lakeside Plaza underneath GTIIT Canteen
Host: GTIIT, Consulate General of Israel in Guangzhou
Co- organizer: Center for Religious Culture Studies, College of Liberal Arts, STU
Support: Li Ka Shing Foundation
Introduction of the bands:
Hagiga Sextet
Alon Farber - Soprano Saxophone+Alto Saxophone
Hagai Amir - Alto Saxophone
Oded Meir - Trombone
Asaf Hakimi - Double Bass
Tomer Bar - Piano
Danni Benedikt - Drums
The "Hagiga" sextet was founded in Tel-Aviv 2001, by Alon Farber and Danni Benedikt, both Berklee College of Music alumni. Alon majored in Jazz composition and finished with excellence. In addition Alon is the winner of the Wayne Shorter award and the Israeli Prime Minister award for jazz composers (2016). Most of the players in the group studied and lived in the US (Boston and New York). They are all virtuoso players and take major part in the Israeli and international jazz scene.
"Hagiga" means "celebration" in Hebrew, and accordingly the Hagiga's performance is a feast to the ear. The show is based on spontaneous interaction between the players and produces a mesmerizing and profound experience for the listeners.
Hagiga's discography includes three CDs. "Exposure" (2005) and "Optimistic View" (2009) were released for the Spanish label "Fresh Sound” and received enthusiastic reviews from websites like Jazzreview.com, Allaboutjazz.com and Jazztimes.com. In 2016 "Hagiga" released Its 3rd CD "New Directions", featuring the Brazilian percussionist Joca Perpignan.
"Hagiga" participated in prestigious festivals, ,such as Copenhagen Jazz festival, Paris Jazz Festival, Red Sea Jazz Festivals, Tel-Aviv international Jazz festival, International show cases in Jerusalem, Jerusalem international Jazz festival and many more.
Hagiga's music fuses many genres and styles. You can hear the ensemble goes from energetic swing to Arab music, playfully jumps to Funk and then flows to a Latin groove. Nevertheless, "Hagiga" developed a very unique sound signature derived from the diverse and creative personalities of the band's musicians.
Throughout the years, they've collaborated in recordings and shows with such artists as Omri Mor, Avishai Cohen (trp), Anat Cohen, Eli Degibri, Omer Klein, Ofer Ganor, Amit Friedman, Amos Hoffman, Gadi Lehavi and more.
Yossi Fine & Ben Aylon
Yossi Fine - Guitar+Bass
Ben Aylon - Drums+Percussion
Lior Romano - Synth-Bass+Keyboards
Yossi Fine, Bass master producer, one of the most well known musicians and producers in the world today. Grammy nominated, Produced over 40 albums around the world, reaching 20 gold and multi-platinum albums. Yossi has produced, recorded and played with David Bowie, Lou Reed, Gil Evans Orchestra, Vieux Farka Toure and many more. Yossi plays bass and a special guitar he built, playing traditional songs and hits from the blue desert.
Ben Aylon is defined as a border-breaking drummer and percussionist, best known for his unique "Neo-African Drumming" style and cutting edge hybrid drumming techniques. Inspired by the deep Senegalese Wolof drumming, Ben creates explosive-burning rhythms with a sound of an entire tribe of drummers using African and modern drums. Ben Recorded and played with: Bombino, Doudou Ndiaye Rose, Awadi, Khaira Arby and many more.
Completing the band's sound is Lior Romano on Synth-Bass and Keyboards, known as the groove master behind Ester Rada and Karolina.
时间：2018/10/12 星期五 19:30
地点：广东以色列理工学院食堂楼下的水榭边
主办：广东以色列理工学院、以色列驻广州总领事馆
协办：汕头大学文学院宗教文化研究中心
支持单位：李嘉诚基金会
乐队介绍：
Hagiga Sextet
Hagiga Sextet 成立于2001年的特拉维夫，是以色列的著名乐队。“Hagiga”在希伯来语中意思是“庆祝”，他们的表演就像是一场盛宴，成员之间的互动得心应手，能为听众带来深刻的魔幻体验。
Hagiga至今发行了三张唱片。《Exposure》（2005）和《Optimistic View》（2009）由西班牙厂牌“Fresh Sound”发行，并获得了来自Jazzreview.com，Allaboutjazz.com和Jazztimes.com等知名爵士网站的一致好评。2016年，Hagiga发布了他们的第3张CD《New Directions》，与著名的巴西打击乐手Joca Perpignan合作。Hagiga参加过很多著名的音乐节，如哥本哈根爵士音乐节，巴黎爵士音乐节，红海爵士音乐节，特拉维夫国际爵士音乐节，耶路撒冷国际爵士音乐节等等。
Hagiga的音乐融合了许多流派和风格。你可以从他们的音乐中听到充满活力的摇摆乐到阿拉伯音乐，从跳跃的放克到拉丁律动。
Yossi Fine & Ben Aylon
贝斯大师Yossi Fine，是当今世界最著名的乐手和音乐制作人之一。他收获多次格莱美奖提名，为全世界乐手制作过超过40张专辑，其中有20张达到黄金及白金专辑标准。Yossi Fine制作、录制及演奏的合作对象包括David Bowie、Lou Reed、Gil Evans Orchestra、Vieux Farka Toure等等。Yossi的贝斯和特别的吉他技巧，演奏出传统歌曲和来自中东荒漠的节拍。
Ben Aylon，跨界鼓手、打击乐手，以其独特的“新非洲鼓”风格和顶尖的混合鼓技术而闻名。深受塞内加尔的吴尔夫人的鼓演奏的启发，Ben创造出一种热烈的节奏，听起来像是一群用非洲和现代鼓的鼓手在同时演奏。Ben合作的乐手包括Bombino、Doudou Ndiaye Rose、Awadi、Khaira Arby等等。
