Following a decade of intensive musical activity, Avi Lebovich returned to Israel. While abroad, Lebovich recorded albums with pop icon such as "Incognito" and collaborated with artist such as Bootsy Collins, Phillip Baily (of "Earth, Wind and Fire), Chik Corea, Milt Jackson, James Moody, Slide Hampton, Roy Hargroove, Brad Meldau, Larry Willis and other legendary jazz musicians.Lebovich has written, produced and preformed two of the most prestigious jazz albums who received outstanding reviews worldwide in magazines 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".As a writer and arranger, Lebovich has 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 Smalls Big-Band.In 2003 Lebovich retuned to Israel and started putting together the
" IJO" – The Israeli Jazz Orchestra, Thirteen top jazz musicians capturing the essence of the Israeli contemporary music. The IJO live show is a vibrant interactive groove dialog 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" In 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 (One of the three top Israeli daily newspapers)."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"(the No.1 Israeli portal)Recently, Avi has received two of the most prestigious awards fro composition and arrangement: "The Israeli Prime Minister Award" and the "Landau Award".
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