Shauli Einav Press Reviews/Articles/Interviews
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English
Downbeat Magazine - review The Jerusalem Post – interview/article Jazz Inside Magazine - review NPR’s A Blog Supreme – article about Israeli JazzTimes - review Jazz All About Jazz NY - review (aka University of Rochester Gazzete – New York City Record) interview/article All About Jazz NY – interview The Urban Flux – article Something Else! Blog - review Everything Saxophone Blog – review Audiophile Audition - review Midnight East – article O’s Place - review Midwest Records – review Pop Matters - review ASCAP Jazz Composer Award Sheturm.org – interview/article
Français (French) Deutsch (German)
Le Republicain Lorrain -article JazzThetik – article L’Arche - review Financial Times Deutschland – review SoulFood Musik blog – review InMusic – review JazzThing – review Die Rheinplatz Kultur – review Digitale Jazz-Zeitung – review
עברית )Other Languages )Hebrew
יוסי חרסונסקי – ביקורת "אופוס JazzRytmit – Finish "1 יוסי חרסונסקי – ביקורת על "הום-סיק" All About Jazz – Italian מאמר על "אופוס 1" – ביל מילקאווסקי Hallands Nyheter – Sweden SoJazz blog – Spanish
Shauli Einav All About The Beauty hecking out Shauli Einav’s debut recording, COpus One (Plus Lion Music), one wonders current wave of talented, young Israeli musicians Omer Avital and Anat Cohen for starters. “I used to dance in an Israeli folk dance group,” Einav recalls, thinking about growing up in Israel. “My father was their accordionist and my older sister also danced there.” As if to make a connection with Opus One, he adds, “I ! " " # ]# compositions.” To anyone taking a Blindfold Test on any of the nine pieces composed and arranged by the leader, Opus One would come across as a smart- " " "%# Even with titles like “Hayu Leilot,” “Shavuot” and “Jerusalem Theme,” there’s no obvious way to hear this music other than as something straight out of the Big Apple. few weeks before the recording. I was not disap- Some of that might be because Einav relo- pointed, to say the least.” cated to the States after he served in the Israeli The music on Opus One ! ] army and earned his bachelor’s degree from the friendly vibe that Einav describes when speak- Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. He ing of his bandmates. From the bop-orient- then received a master’s degree from the Eastman ed “Kavana” to more straightahead swing with School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. From there it “The Damelin” to ballads like “New Era Ballad” was on to New York City in 2008, where he has and “Naama,” the cohesion of the tight rhythm made a name for himself. Four reasons why the # " 5 <=# ! ! " 29-year-old Einav garners attention in a crowd- sets the stage for some very intriguing solos, es- " ! ! &