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Benjamin Herman, Alto Saxophone / C-Melody Saxophone / Flûte
was twelve
when he started playing saxophone and was already performing professionally
at the age of thirteen. He has toured with large and small combos in the
United States, Japan, Czech Republic, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland,
South Africa and Russia, as well as appearing frequently at North Sea
Jazz Festival. At 21 he received the Wessel Ilcken prize for best young
jazz musician of the year. After which he was invited to take part in
the 1991 Thelonious Monk Competition, along with Joshua Redman, Chris
Potter and Eric Alexander. After graduating with honours at Hilversum
Conservatory he studied with Dick Oatts at Manhattan School of Music in
New York. By 25 Benjamin had worked with almost every respected group
and musician in the Netherlands, and had started initiating his own projects.
"A young tenor saxophonist from Israel...don't miss him. He commanded attention when he toured with Herbie Hancock. He's a very modern improviser, super artful; his creations are spiky and fractured but immaculately sculptured."
- Ben Ratliff, The New York Times-
"...a very talented composer, arranger and performer...he continually demonstrates a natural ability toward effective teamwork, focus, willingness to listen, and eagerness to learn, the caliber of which is a rare find in jazz today...Eli's music treads uncharted waters... he has the potential to be a formidable force in the evolution of jazz."
- Herbie Hancock-
Website: www.degibri.com
Was born on January 30'th, 1970, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Started playing music since he was 15 with guitar as main instrument, he joind some local band, and played in several pubs, cafe's, events and student jazz festival. After watching a great Indonesian saxophone player in Jamz cafe Maryono he became interested in saxophone and learning it when he was 19. He began playing saxophone, getting tips from Maryono (rip), and fellow saxophonist in Indonesia.
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The Norwegian saxophon player, Jan Garbarek had an early breakthrough into the elite of modern jazz in the 60's, due to his extensive cooperation with Keith Jarrett......
www adres: http://www.ejn.it/mus/garbarek.htm
They say in the music business that you have to pay your dues, and a glance below at the musical life of Heinz von Hermann will sufficiently
show that this is one musician who has paid (and played) his dues at the highest professional level. Heinz von Hermann is one of Europe's great bop and swing musicians, he is the master of all of the reed instruments and, above all, he knows how to hit a groove.
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