Hershel Yatovitz is currently lead guitarist for Chris Isaak and Silvertone. Since joining Isaak in 1995 he has been recording (5 albums to date) and touring in the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe, South Africa and Australia. He has made over 100 TV appearances, and also acted and played on the critically acclaimed Showtime TV series, “The Chris Isaak Showâ€.
An active record producer and composer, Hershel also plays bass and drums. He plays many styles of music including African styles, Blues, Calypso, Country Western, Folk, Funk, Italian, Jazz, Latin, Motown, Reggae, R&B, Rock, Soul and Western Swing. His versatility has led to diverse collections of musical circumstances, from meeting and performing for US Presidents and other luminaries to playing venues from The Superbowl to hospitals and children’s centers.
Along with performing in many San Francisco Bay Area bands and producing and recording local artists, Hershel was a music educator until 1994. He taught guitar and bass for 17 years, including 9 years at the Stanford Jazz Workshop at Stanford University in California.
Amongst many other artists, Hershel has played with:
Art Alexakis (Everclear),
Michelle Branch,
Junior Brown,
Michael Bublé,
James Burton,
Mike Clark (Herbie Hancock),
Shawn Colvin,
Dick Dale,
Bo Diddley,
Pete Escovedo,
Gloria Estefan,
Mark Ford,
Bruce Forman,
Stan Getz,
Dizzy Gillespie,
Nanci Griffith,
Emmylou Harris,
Warren Haynes (Gov’t Mule, Allman Bros.),
Tootie Heath,
Chris Isaak,
Stephen Jenkins (Third Eye Blind),
Lisa Loeb,
Brian McKnight,
Brett Michaels (Poison),
Alison Moorer,
Vince Neil (Motley Crue),
Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac),
Joe Pass,
Bonnie Raitt,
Rufus Reid,
Leann Rimes,
Ritchie Sambora (Bon Jovi),
Brian Setzer,
Paul Stanley (Kiss),
John Stowell,
Ron Thompson,
Pam Tillis,
Waddy Wachtel,
DB Walker,
Joe Walsh (Eagles),
Trisha Yearwood,
Dweezil Zappa
Hershel is currently working on a new CD. Listen to "Are You Sorry" and "Above and Beyond" from his forthcoming CD and stay tuned for updates.
In his travels Hershel takes a photo here and there... He also gets to hang with some great folks...
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