About Me
Following a decade of intensive musical activity, Avi Lebovich returned to Israel. While abroad, Lebovich recorded albums with such pop icons as "Incognito" and collaborated with artists such as Bootsy Collins, Phillip Baily (of "Earth, Wind and Fire"), Chick Corea, Milt Jackson, James Moody, Slide Hampton, Roy Hargrove, Brad Meldau, Larry Willis and other legendary jazz musicians.Lebovich has composed, produced and preformed the music for two solo jazz albums that received outstanding reviews worldwide in media outlets such as "Down Beat", "Jazz Times", Village Voice", "Hot House", Caddis", "F-1", "Jazzes" and many more. The reviewed albums are "Shades of Brass" and "Constant Chase".While in NYC, Lebovich collaborated with top international groups and big-bands such as: Michel Camilo Big-Band, Chico O'Farell Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra, Milt Jackson's Big-Band, Slide Hampton and the Jazz Masters and Jason Lindner's Big-Band.In 2003 Lebovich retuned to Israel and initiated the "IJO" – The Israeli Jazz Orchestra. This band comprises of 13 top jazz musicians, capturing the essence of Lebovich's music. The IJO live show is a vibrant, interactive and groove-filled dialogue between the brass and reed section.Since then, the IJO attained a vast amount of reviews:"The IJO is offering a marvelous unique fusion between traditional, black and electronic music…must come & see!" – Time Out Tel Aviv Magazine"At the 'Jerusalem Jazz Festival', the "IJO" gave an unforgettable performance, combining jazz and ethnical music, which is not an easy task, with much grace and beauty…" - Haaretz Newspaper (Israel's most prestigeous daily newspaper)."Adding a funky twist of jazz, hip hop and rock by hosting a range of popular artists" – The Jerusalem Post
"Lebovich has preformed with the best orchestras in the world and gave us a remarkable performance with his IJO… - "Walla" (Israel's leading Internet surfing engine)Recently, Avi has received two of the most prestigious awards for composition and arrangement: "The Israeli Prime Minister Award" and the "Landau Award".
