Assif Tsahar
Assif Tsahar (born June 11, 1969 in Tel Aviv ) is an Israeli jazz musician.
Tsahar, who grew up in Tel Aviv, began playing the guitar at the age of fourteen and switched to the saxophone at the age of seventeen, later adding the bass clarinet. In 1990 he came to New York, where he soon belonged to the musical scene around Cecil Taylor , Butch Morris , William Parker and Susie Ibarra .
With Patricia Parker , the wife of William Parker, he founded the alternative vision festival , and in 1999 the record label Hopscotch Records . In addition to working in a trio with William Parker and Susie Ibarra, he formed a trio with Peter Kowald and Rashied Ali . He also appeared in groups with Cecil Taylor and Butch Morris and worked a. a. with Gunda Gottschalk , Umberto Petrin , Ken Vandermark and Kent Kessler . On a European tour in 2003 he could be heard with Mat Maneri and Jim Black .
Discography
- Shekhina with Susie Ibarra, William Parker, 1996
- A Sof 1998
- The Hollow World [live] with Susie Ibarra, William Parker, 1999
- Cries of Disillusion 2001
- Ayn Le-Any 2002
- Embracing The Void with Tom Abbs , Andrew Barker , Alex Harding , Ori Kaplan , Reut Regev , Aaron Stewart , Steve Swell , Craig Taborn , 2002
- Live at the Fundacio Juan Miro with Peter Kowald, Sunny Murray , 2002
- The Labyrinth with Jean Cook , Stephanie Griffin , Matt Lavelle , Okkyung Lee , Tatsuya Nakatani , Oscar Noriega , Jessica Pavone , Reut Regev, Charles Waters , Nate Wooley , 2002
- Come Sunday with Tatsuya Nakatani, 2003
- Jam with Jim Black, Mat Maneri, 2003
- Fragments with Jana Andevska , Jecca Barry , Mary Halvorson , Samuel Hoyt , Tatsuya Nakatani, Tom Nicholson , Leah Paul , Jessica Pavone , Philippa Thompson , Charles Waters, Nate Wooley, 2005
- Lost Brother with Hamid Drake 2006
- Solitude with Jean Cook, Katt Hernandez , Tatsuya Nakatani, 2006
- Digital Primitives - Hum Crackle & Pop (Hopscotch Records, 2009), with Cooper-Moore & Chad Taylor
- Assif Tsahar / William Parker / Hamid Drake: In Between the Tumbling a Stillness (Hopscotch Records, 2018)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tsahar, Assif |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli jazz saxophonist and clarinetist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tel Aviv |