Twelve Eli Degibri

• 1 Twelve 04:57
• 2 The Spider 04:29
• 3 Roaming Fantasy 03:30
• 4 Mambo 04:21
• 5 Autumn In New York 08:13
• 6 New Waltz 04:17
• 7 Liora Mi Amor 04:22
• 8 Old Seven 07:44
• 9 The Cave 05:01
• Total Runtime 46:54

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When he left Tel Aviv for Boston 17 years ago, the saxophonist Eli Degibri fed the hope to come back sooner or later at his home sharing his music with his friends. It is now done with this album 'Twelve', at Plus Loin Music, recorded beside the pianist Gadi Lehavi (piano), by the drummer, Ofri Nehemya (18 years) and beside his best friend the double bassist Barak Mori. The carefreeness of Gadi and Ofri incited Eli Degibri to reinvent a musical universe, to take new directions and numerous risks beside Barak. Gadi and Ofri’s youth, associated with the maturity and with the Barak‘s experiment and himself, is quickly became the catalyst of that groupe. Without age, the music crosses the time and, as such, Eli Degibri has the feeling to have remained a child.

“A very talented composer, arranger, and performer… the caliber of which is a rare find in jazz today. Degibri’s music treads uncharted waters...” (Herbie Hancock)

“Don’t miss him… a very modern improviser, super artful; his creations are spiky and fractured but immaculately sculptured.” (Ben Ratliff, The New York Times)

Eli Degibri, saxophone & mandoline
Gadi Lehavi, piano
Barak Mori, bass
Ofri Nehemya, drums

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Eli Degibri
Saxophonist and composer has established himself as one of today’s leading musicians in the jazz world and gained a fan base worldwide. Degibri is strongly committed to leading his own band and playing his original compositions, his unique songwriting voice has an appeal far beyond the traditional jazz audience.

In addition to leading his own band, Degibri was fortunate to have worked with legendary pianist Herbie Hancock’s sextet (1999-2002) and legendary drummer Al Foster’s band (2002-2011).

Along the way Degibri has shared the band stand with Ron Carter, Kenny Barron, Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath, Clark Terry, George Mraz, Fred Hersch, Eric Reed, Avishai Cohen and the Mingus Big Band.

In October 2011 Degibri was chosen as the successor to bassist Avishai Cohen as coArtistic Director of the Red Sea Jazz Festival, Israel’s most important jazz festival for the past 27 years.

On April 30, 2012 Degibri was invited to be a part of UNESCO’s first International Jazz Day at the UN General Assembly in New York alongside many of the finest jazz musicians in the world.

Degibri is the recipient of the honorary Israeli “Prime Minister Award for Jazz Composition”, recognizing his great talent as a melodic composer and a song writer, and the “Landau Award for Jazz Performance”.

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