About Me
Trombone Player, composer and Arranger Jonathan Voltzok was born in Israel in 1983 and started playing the Trombone and Euphonium when he was six years old. Jonathan has been a scholarship recipient from the America- Israel cultural foundation since the age of eleven and graduated from the Thelma Yalin High School for the arts with honors. While in Israel Jonathan has worked with some of the leading names including Amit Golan, Shai Zelman, Ofer Ganor, Amos Hofman, and Avishai Cohen (the bass player).In 2004 Jonathan received a scholarship for outstanding performance and ability to attend the New School University jazz program and moved to New York City. Since arriving to New York Jonathan has had the honor to work with the Dizzy Gillespie All Star Band, Slide Hampton's trombone all stars, Jimmy Heath big band, and Anat Cohen's Anzic Orchestra. Jonathan shared the band stand with some of todays best jazz musicians including James Moody, Paqito Derivera, Junior Mance, Roy Hargrove, Randy Brecker, Frank Wess, Steve Davis, Antonio Hart, Greg Hutchinson, Avishai Cohen (the trumpet player), and Joel Frahm. Jonathan has played in some of the most prestigious venues and festivals in the world such as: "Village Vanguard", "Birdland", "Blue Note", "Hollywood bowl", "Tribeca arts center", "Litchfield Jazz Festival", "Concertebow" in Amsterdam, "Heineken Jazz Festival" in Puerto Rico, and "Tchaikovsky Hall" in Moscow, and has been on the late night show with Conan O'Brian on NBC with the famous group "The Brand New Heavies".In addition to his sideman work, Jonathan is currently leading his own groups, and has recently recorded his first CD, "More to Come" (to be released early November), featuring Aaron Goldberg, Barak Mori, Ali Jackson, and special guests Slide Hampton and Antonio Hart.
