Reflecting on Freedom Alon Farber & Hagiga

• 1 Israeli Song 05:15
• 2 Reflecting on Freedom / Freedom Jazz Dance 07:07
• 3 Theme for Michal 05:18
• 4 Ima 03:40
• 5 Fresh Start 04:36
• 6 More Monkeys, Please 08:58
• 7 You'll See the Way 07:49
• 8 Hammouda 05:14
• 9 Farbalak 06:00
• Total Runtime 53:57

Info for Reflecting on Freedom

Now entering its third decade as an ensemble, Hagiga's founder, saxophonist Alon Farber looked to Eddie Harris's "Freedom Jazz Dance" as inspiration and a theme for their 4th recording, Reflecting on Freedom. Hagiga revels in the diversity of musical flavors and colors that make up the "Israeli soundtrack." With an exciting three horn frontline - reminiscent of some Dave Douglas or Booker Little ensembles - they draw liberally from Swing, Moroccan, Funk and Brazilian musics in creating their wide-ranging, highly personal sound. Farber's bold compositions reflect his years at the forefront of Israel's jazz scene - including co-founding the Israeli Jazz Orchestra & receiving the Prime Minister's Award for Jazz Composers - and his time in America while studying at Berklee, where he won the Wayne Shorter Award for Composers.

"Hagiga has been at the forefront of the miraculous envelope-pushing curve of Israeli jazz for some years now." (Barry Davis)

Alon Farber, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone
Yehonatan Cohen, tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet
Oded Meir, trombone
Eden Giat, piano
Assaf Hakimi, acoustic & electric bass
Roy Oliel, drums
Special guests:
Sarai Zak-Levi, vocals (tracks 1, 3, 7)
Rony Iwryn, percussion (tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 8)

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