Familiar and captivating jazz standards by Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Nina Simone, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, and others are transformed into orchestral–electronic works in a groove-filled performance.
A collaboration with the virtuosic electronic trio
GESHEM: Yonatan Albalak: guitar, keyboards, vocals | Shuzin: keyboards, vocals | Sol Monk (Aviv Cohen): drums
Guest vocalist: Ester Rada (2019) | Guest ensemble: The Hazelnuts (2016)
The show premiered at the Israeli Opera on July 5, 2016, as part of the “Jazz at the Opera” series (2015–2016 season) featuring The Hazelnuts, and was later performed again on February 25, 2019, as part of The Revolution Series (2018–2019 season) with Ester Rada.
Creators
Arrangements: Jonathan Albalak, Zohar Sharon, Yifat Ziv | Video Art: Oren Gabay
Artistic Directors: Jonathan Albalak, Zohat Sharon, Roy Oppenheim
Performers
GESHEM: Yonatan Albalak: guitar, keyboards, vocals | Shuzin: keyboards, vocals | Sol Monk (Aviv Cohen): drums
Guest vocalist: Ester Rada (2019) | Guest ensemble: The Hazelnuts (2016)
The Revolution Orchestra
Conductor: Roy Oppenheim
Violin I: Adi Hlavin, Étienne Meneri, Hagar Maoz, Naama Tzarfati, Maria Rozenblat, Tom Mitnitsky, Michael Pavia
Violin II: Lia Raikhlin, Shir Tayeb, Noam Gal, Yulia Klein, Peri Tal
Viola: Miri Mensharov, Daniel Tanchelson, Avital Tzaig, Iris Frogel
Cello: Jackie Fay, Hila Epstein, Yael Shapira, Gali Knaani, Noa Eilili
Flute: Yael Tabet, Noam Dobster
Clarinet: Keren Goldentzweig
French Horn: Shachar Ziv, Tzviki Moran
Trumpet: Itamar Ben Yakir, Ido Gur
Trombone: Meitar Naveh, Maayan Miloh
Saxophone: Noam Dorambus, Yuval Drabkin
Percussion: Giyori Politi
Harp: Ada Regimov, Lior Uziel
Piano: Zohar Sharon
Additional Percussion: Afek Lamur
סאונד ומיקס 2019: אולפני אשל, רפי אשל
צלם: יוסי צבקר 2016, 2019
