The way I live and learn music is a mirror to my soul and psychology. Music is like a huge universe that we can describe as a lot of angels, each showing us different things. But I can feel it far, strange and cold, just the same. I can feel it close, embracing, cheering and loving. I travelled to Europe, studied with the acclaimed master Gypsy guitarist, Fapy Lafertin, and jammed with, and learned from, such Gypsy swing guitar greats as Bireli Lagrene, Stochelo Rosenberg and Moreno.įor me, music is a spiritual thing. I immersed myself completely in learning the Gypsy swing style for two years. That really gave me the push I needed to devote myself to Gypsy swing, leaving other endeavors by the wayside. In 2006, I had the great good fortune to meet and play with Jon Larsen and Walter Clerici in Denmark. I have also written music for the theater, composed songs, written lyrics and taught music.
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My professional adventure includes performance with a variety of bands and personalities in many styles. My formal music training was at the Rimon Music College and at the Jerusalem Music Academy. – all of which have influenced me and helped me create my own style. Over the years, I have also been involved in a vast range of styles – the blues, rock, fusion, jazz, Indian, Balkan, Arabic and Irish music, et al.
Django’s music ignited a spark in me that has become an eternal light guiding my way to spread his breathtaking music, learning, performing, teaching in person and online, and developing a guitar to get the precise sound I’d been longing for.
That first Django cassette played a big part in my life. The magic that I felt as a child is the secret that I’m still looking for today. I remember spending hours listening to those records, trying to catch that magic energy that I felt from some special tunes, tunes in many different styles. When I was 13, I took up the guitar and my brother, Azriel, immediately taught me my first blues and also gave me a Django Reinhardt cassette along with a large collection of records from a lot of styles. My love of music began in my childhood and is still going strong.