Born: January 29, 1987 in Tel-Aviv, Israel.
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Brief bio.
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Graduated from the Tel-Aviv School of Arts, Music major ('02) with honors.
Graduated from the Givatayim Conservatory, Piano department ('04 Zila Rodan) with honors. Graduated from the Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts, Jazz major ('05) with honors. Winner of the special "Outstanding Musician" status by the Israeli ministry of education and the IDF. Completed a 3-year mandatory service as a piano & keyboard player for the IDF Orchestra. Winner of the 2004 AICF Jazz Ensembles Contest 1st place with the Ronen Shmueli Septet. Winner of the 2005 Thelma Yellin Award for Jazz. Winner of the AICF Jazz piano scholarship since 2006. Performed at the 2004 IAJE convention in NYC with the Thelma Yellin Big Band. Toured the west coast in Januray 2005 with the Ronen Shmueli Septet including the 2005 IAJE convention in Long Beach, CA. Has played as a leader or a sideman at the Tel-Aviv Jazz Festival, the Red Sea Jazz Festival, the Givatayim Jazz Festival, among other clubs and
venues. Wrote and arranged music for theater and ceremonies. During the service performed with the IDF Orchestra as a player, arranger & musical director around Israel, Europe and the US, while sharing the stage with the country's top cultural icons such as Dudu Fischer, Shayke Levy, Dani Robas and Eli Luzon among dozens of others. Played piano and keys at the musicals 'Blood Brothers' 'Boys from Syracuse' and 'Oliver!' which took place in Thelma Yellin. Currently freelancing, composing and arraging music. Heading Rimon School of Music at the upcoming year.
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From time to time I'm adding some short videos from gigs. The videos are in a low bitrate and short due to camera abilities :P
This video captures the quintet paying tribute to Jazz legend Horace Silver. This beautiful song is called "Moonrays".
Dean Tsur Quartet, March 07'. w/DT - Tenor, Noam Massarik - Bass, Eran Fink - Drums. Thanks to EB for the video!
Zoom Trio live at the Gada, piano intro for Roei's Ballad, thanks again to EB for the video!
Bareket Brothers Quintet feat. Yuval Cohen on soprano sax, this sweet tune is his, named "Danielle". w Eden Bareket (baritone), Or Bareket (bass) and Yonatan Oleiski (drums). Thanks to LR for the video!
The Mika Hary / Ronen Shmueli Quartet w Omer Schonberger on guitars and Ben Aylon on pandeiro. This is Ben burnin' the place. Check out his space HERE.
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This is from a taped session on July 2006, the piece is by the great Art Farmer, it's called "Wisteria". w Or Bareket on bass and Dani Danor on drums.
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MEEZ version Ronen :P
found some nice pics to slide, will add more soon
