Jazz Festival 2006

The Kalaparush Maurice Macintyre Trio Premiere in Israel (United Stated) 18.2, Saturday, 20:00, Hall 1 The annual spotlight that the festival turns towards free jazz is aimed this year towards one of the distinctive and veteran saxophonists on the scene. "Ever since I can remember myself, I listened to music" says Macintyre, educated in Chicago, as a son to professional musical parents. In his childhood he was exposed to the music of the legendary performers Sonny Stite and Johnny Gryphon, and as a young musician has already established himself as one of the founders of the AACM, the bold musician association in Chicago, whose interest was in free improvised music. Macintyre collaborated with the best artists in the genre like Lester Bowie, Sam Rivers, Rosko Mitchell, Jack DeJohnette and Dave Holland. The ensemble that will accompany Macintyre in his festival performance, is characterized in its rich musical scope, and emphasizes the warm sound of Macintyre’s saxophone. Kalaparush Maurice Macintyre – Saxophone, Tenor and Flute Roish Momin – Percussion Jess Dolman – Tube http://aacmchicago.org/members/kalaparush_bio.html

Shay Vetzer's Project Canaanite Groove A festival special production 18.2, Saturday, 20:00, Hall 2 Life in the "land of Canaan" – under the same skies: on this earth, we are all Canaanites. Powerful and sweeping music, that creates a non-boundary musical heterogeneity. The music composed by the drummer Shay Vetzer draws from Jewish, African and Native American influences and from the music and language of Ladino, from west and east, and enables every listener to individually connect to what is happening on stage. Shay Vetzer – Drums Nitzan Ein Haber – Saxophone Yaron Ozana – Trombone Amos Hoffman – Guitar Amit Harel – Keyboard Jonathan Levy – Bass Keren Malka – Singing Vered Harari – Musical consultation http://www.lahit.com

The Luigi Martinale Trio Simple Memory (Italy) 18.2, Saturday, 22:30, Hall 1 Martinale and the members of his trio will perform in this show the repertoire which they recorded on the disk Simple Memory. In this act, Martinale integrates his original and magical tunes with known standards. The way the trio is playing indicates a high attentiveness between the members who act as a consolidated unit who allow great space for the self expression of each one of the participants. Luigi Martinale – Piano Stefano Risso – Double Bass Paolo Franciscone – Drums http://www.ijm.it/martinale.html

Black Cat Club Hosting Zeev Tene "frinjazz" – Jazz & Poetry 18.2, Saturday, 22:30, Hall 2 Tene, the uncompromising singer and creator, leads for many years a fertile dialogue with jazz through his music. In the show, Tene presents some of his songs in blues-jazz adaptations, and hosts Roni Somek and Efrat Mishori, who read from their poetry. A show in which the only predictable thing is the unpredictable. Zeev Tene – Singing Jess Koren – Saxophone Adi Renrat – Piano Amir Zoskovitz – Guitars Eran Zilberberg – Double Bass and Bass Guitar Israel Nachum – Drums and Percussion Yotam Shechter – Sounds Special guests: Efrat Mishori and Roni Somek - poet http://www.zeevtene.com

Mel Rosenberg hosts the singer Marion Ross 18.2, Saturday, Lobby Free admission The saxophone player and singer Mel Rosenberg returns to the festival to celebrate the publishing of his debut album “THE AROMA OF YOU". The ensemble will be joining the international singer Marion Ross and together they will be performing a repertoire, which is taken mostly from the album and showcases a swing, romantic and equal-to-all atmosphere. Mel Rosenberg – Singing and Saxophone Marion Ross – Singing Eric Niceberg – Piano Ofer Schneider – Double Bass Shay Zalman – Drums