Gilad Atzmon is a British jazz artist and author currently based in Greece. Gilad was born in Israel in 1963 and trained at the Rubin Academy of Music, Jerusalem. A multi-instrumentalist, he plays saxophones, clarinet and ethnic woodwind instruments. Described by John Lewis at The Guardian as the “hardest-working man in British jazz”, Atzmon tours extensively around the world.
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As a member of the Blockheads, Gilad recorded and performed with Ian Dury, Robbie Williams, Sinead O'Connor and Paul McCartney. Gilad has also recorded with Robert Wyatt and The Waterboys Steve Howe. In 2014 he recorded with Pink Floyd and is featured on their last album The Endless River.
As a bandleader and reed player he has been pushing the envelope with his powerful personal style that combines great bebop artistry and Middle-Eastern roots in a sophisticated, sometimes ironic manner. Influenced by Coltrane’s powerful approach on the sax, Gilad's live performances are simply breathtaking and overwhelming.
This master saxophonist now forms a new quartet that clearly evokes the memories of his legendary Orient House Ensemble (Enja Records) – a band that makes jazz relevant and contemporaneous integrating the Black American Jazz tradition with European, Mediterranean and World music. The group is one of the most exciting jazz outfits around.
"These world-class musicians have developed their own sounds and individual approaches to playing modern jazz. Their group with Daniel Bulatkin on piano, acoustic bassist Taras Volos and drummer Dusan Cernak enjoyed two successful tours of Central Europe and afterwards decided to document their music. The quartet went into the studio and in four hours (with no later editing) performed four originals and the standard “My Old Flame.” The result is a memorable hour of colorful music filled with superlative solos and a strong example of the magical music that they created live." – Scott Yanow (US, Downbeat Magazine etc.)
Gilad Atzmon is a British jazz artist and author currently based in Greece. Gilad was born in Israel in 1963 and trained at the Rubin Academy of Music, Jerusalem. A multi-instrumentalist, he plays saxophones, clarinet and ethnic woodwind instruments. Described by John Lewis at The Guardian as the “hardest-working man in British jazz”, Atzmon tours extensively around the world. As a member of the Blockheads, Gilad recorded and performed with Ian Dury, Robbie Williams, Sinead O'Connor and Paul McCartney. Gilad has also recorded with Robert Wyatt and The Waterboys Steve Howe. In 2014 he recorded with Pink Floyd and is featured on their last album The EndlessRiver. Over the years, Atzmon's music has moved increasingly toward a culturalhybrid. In 2000 Gilad founded the Orient House Ensemble in London andstarted redefining his own roots. Their album Exile (featuring Dhafer Youssefand Reem Kelani) was the BBC jazz album of the year in 2003.
With his new touring band in Europe, Gilad returns to his jazz roots, although still inspired by Middle Eastern folk music. The international group features the best of the Czech scene – young talent Daniel Bulatkin on piano, Ukrainian bassist Taras Volos and Slovak virtuoso drummer Dušan Černák.
Daniel Bulatkin is one of the leading voices of young Czech jazz. At only 25 years of age, he plays not only with the stars of his domestic scene, but also performs over Europe as a sideman for countless international groups. His contemporaries, as well as publicists, refer to him as a “rising star” and “extreme talent". In addition to concert collaborations with jazz and fusion icons such as Ulf Wakenius, Justin Faulkner, Gergo Borlai, Gary Husband, Tineke Postma, Daniel has three critically acclaimed records to his name as co-leader.
contact: info@danielbulatkin.com