ITAMAR EREZ TRIO

Sun, Mar 22

Itamar Erez is a world-renowned musician and composer known for his unique blend of Middle Eastern, jazz, and flamenco music. A highly respected guitarist, pianist and composer, Itamar has received numerous accolades, including the 2014 ACUM Prize for Special Achievement in Jazz and the prestigious 2014 Landau Prize. He has released six albums to date, including "Desert Song" (2006) and "Hommage" (2010) with the Adama Ensemble, "New Dawn" (2013) with percussionist Yshai Afterman and special guest Antonio Serrano on harmonica, and "Mi Alegria" (2019). "May Song," was released in October 2022 and features music written during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Migrant Voices”, Itamar’s 6th album was released Apr 26th 2024. It is a collaboration album with Hamin Honari (Iranian-Canadian percussionist). The Itamar Erez Trio debut performance was at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival 2020, as well as as part of TD Niagara Jazz Festival 'Connected World' program that was streamed in Dec 20th 2020. The trio toured in BC and Alberta, with shows at the Pyatt Hall, Frankie's, Yardbird Suite, Dream Cafe, among others