Nadav Berkovits - Waking the Heart (December 10, 2021 Ubuntu Music)

In his Debut Album 'Waking the Heart’, Nadav is exposing a variety of influences from Straight Ahead Jazz to North African Rhythms, and Afro Cuban music, influenced by his musical journey to Cuba. The album features some of the best Israeli Jazz musicians including Itamar Borochov on Trumpet, Yuval Drabkin on Tenor Sax, Omri Bar Giora on Guitar, Oz Yehiely on Bass, Shai Yuval on Drums and Nadav Berkovits on Piano.

Nadav on the album: "For me ‘Waking the Heart’ was a spiritual journey started back in 2018 when I traveled to Cuba where I was exposed to a new world of culture and music. This experience led me to an inner search and compose my own music. Some of the tunes were written in Havana and some of them in India, Sinai (Egypt), and Jerusalem. In 2020 when covid-19 started and everything stopped I had the opportunity to get in the studio with some of my best friends and best musicians around.

I really hope it will inspire you.

Yours Truly, Nadav"

1. The Dream

2. Ras (feat. Itamar Borochov)

3. España

4. Song for Avi

5. Eurydice

6. Ensof

7. Lament

Nadav Berkovits - Piano

Itamar Borochov - Trumpet (Tracks 1,2)

Yuval Drabkin - Tenor Saxophone (Tracks 1,5,7)

Omri Bar Giora - Guitar (Tracks 1, 4)

Oz Yehiely - Bass

Shai Yuval - Drums

All compositions by Nadav Berkovits

Recorded at Yellow Submarine

Sound Engineer - Shalom Benizri

Mix - Yaron Mohar

Master - Helik Hadar

Track 4 'Song for Avi' is dedicated to two of my biggest teachers in life- Avi Feiler and Avi Adrian

Album cover art - Nadav Berkovits

Graphic Design - Noy Elitzur, Talia Hamburg

Produced by Nadav Berkovits

Executive Producer: Martin Hummel

Ubuntu Music

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Eden Giat Quartet - Crossing the Red Sea (April 29, 2021)

Eden Giat (1999) is an Israeli pianist, composer, improviser active mainly in the Israeli jazz scene. 

In the last several years Eden’s reputation has been growing after playing with some of the finest Israeli artists as Avishai Cohen (Bass), Omer Avital, “Yemen Blues” (Ravid Kahlani), and more. Likewise, he plays his original compositions with his quartet group, which introduces a new generation of Israeli jazz. Eden’s debut album is set to be out on 29th April 2021.

"A promising new talent in the contemporary jazz scene" Gundula Madeleine Tegtmeyer — The Jerusalem Report

1. Nash Didan

2. Crossing the Red Sea

3. Tnudat Hayam

4. Ha'Sultan

5. Rustle of the Earth

6. Butterflies of a New Path

7. Two Waves

Eden Giat - Piano

Yuval Drabkin - Tenor and Soprano Saxes

David Michaeli - Bass

Nitzan Birnbaum - Drums, Percussion

The Entire Band - Vocals on "Nash Didan

All tracks composed by Eden Giat

Produced by Eden Giat

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Marko Gurkan at Kicha Studios.

Assistant Engineer - Or Zigelbaum

Designed by Udi Kaslasi

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