Yitzhak Yedid

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Yitzhak Yedid, March 2009

Yitzhak Yedid (born September 29, 1971 in Jerusalem ) is an Israeli pianist and composer of new music and an improvisation musician. Two cultures flow into his music, the Occident and the Orient. He uses traditional Israeli music, Arabic music in the form of scales , free music , European classical and improvisation . He studied with Ran Blake and Paul Bley at the New England Conservatory . His parents are Syrian Jewish immigrants.

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Yitzhak Yedid, March 2009

Reflections Upon Six Images is considered to be Yedid's outstanding work. There he fuses jazz and music from the Middle East. The music is rich in melodies and dynamic. It is his third album on the label between the lines , which name should also describe his musical style of listening between the musical styles.


“Yedid is a wonderful storyteller. His compositions are challenging and require the listener to comment on what is happening. But his work is just as entertaining. "

- Down Beat , March 2005

Yedud has toured numerous times and won important awards.

Yedid works with the Canadian clarinetist François Houle and the bassist Ora Boasson (also from Jerusalem) in the project Suite Mythe of the Cave , which is based on the allegory of the cave from Plato's theory of ideas .

His ensemble consists of: Galia Hai ( viola ), Ora Boasson Horev ( bass ), Alon Reuven ( horn ), Orit Orbach ( clarinet ), Yaron Ouzana ( trombone ).

Compositions

  • Visions, Fantasies and Dances , Music for String Quartet, 2012
  • Oud Bass Piano Trio , Between the lines, 2008
  • Nine images for Violin Cello and Piano Klaviertrio, 2006
  • Chagall Project Seven solo piano pieces inspired by Marc Chagall 2006
  • Since my Soul Loved Piano Quintet, in four movements, 2005
  • Oud-Bass-Piano Trio Trio for oud , double bass and piano, in five movements, 2005
  • Psalms three singers, Ethiopian folk singer, alto, bass and piano, 2004
  • Reflections Upon Six Images Quartet for clarinet, viola, double bass and piano, 2004
  • Passions & Prayers , Sextet, "A Hommage to Jerusalem" Sextet for horn, clarinet / bass clarinet, trombone, viola, double bass and piano, 2003.
  • Myth of the Cave Trio for clarinet / bass clarinet, double bass and piano, 2002
  • Ras Deshen Four Voices, Krar , piano, 2002
  • Tachanun piano trio, double bass and percussion, 2001
  • Tachanun solo piano, suite in one movement. 2000
  • Full Moon Fantasy solo piano, 1998
  • Out to Infinity Harp, 2010

swell

  • C. Michael Bailey: A New Third Stream: Yitzhak Yedid's Jazz-Classical Synthesis, All About Jazz
  • Ben Shalev: Abbate comes back home . Haaretz May 16, 2006
  • Terrell Kent Holmes, Ras Deshen: From Ethiopian Music to Contemporary Jazz, All About Jazz
  • Supplement CD: Passions and Prayers

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personal data
SURNAME Yedid, Yitzhak
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Israeli pianist, improvisation artist
DATE OF BIRTH 29th September 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Jerusalem