Ari Erev

Jazz Pianist and Composer

"His touch and intimate feel for the melody

is absolutely gorgeous.."

Adam Baruch, jazzis.com

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April-May 2012: Jazz performances at:
Beit Jamal (5/5 12:30) Kamelia (Kfar-Saba 9/5 20:30). Cafe Neto (Haifa, 28/05 21:30),

May 2012:
"...Extraordinary outing..., ...in the best tradition of mainstream, straight-ahead jazz."

Edward Blanco reviews "A Handful of Changes" for All About Jazz.
Last Months News

April 2012: More great reviews for "A Handful of Changes" by Omer Shomrony (Globes), Rob Young (TheUrbanFlux.com) and Chris Spector (Midwest Record). See Highlights and Links to full reviews.

March 2012: Excellent reviews for "A Handful of Changes" written by Yossi Harsonski, Adam Baruch (jazzis.com), Ahser Kesher (Yediot Tel-Aviv), Gili Karev (MidnightEast.com). Hightlights and links to full reviews here.

March 2012: Album Release Parties for the release of A Handful of Changes scheduled for 20/3 (Shablul Tel-Aviv, 21:30) and 23/3 (Levontin 7, Tel-Aviv, 16:00).

February 2012: Nocturno Quartet at Rosh Hanikra (29/2).

February 2012: New Album:
A Handful of Changes is now released!
CD Release parties scheduled for 20/3 (Shablul Tel-Aviv, 21:30) and 23/3 (Levontin 7, Tel-Aviv, 16:00).

October 2011: Europe tour: Zurich, Switzerland, in Oct. 12, 13 and 14, Hamburg, Germany on Oct. 17, and in Copenhagen on Oct. 21th. More details in my "Schedule" page.

Aug-Sep 2011: Completed the studio recording of my upcoming album project with a great team of fantastic musicians: Joel Frahm on Tenor and Soprano saxophone, Gilad Dobrecky (percussion), Eitan Izcovich (drums), and the bass part is split between Arie Volinez and Tal Ronen. Ofer Shapiro, on Clarinet and Alto saxophone, joins in two tunes. Album release dated planned for early 2012.

January 14: AVP Trio in "Beit Jamal" Monestary, with Philippe Gottlieb (drums) and Vinnie Venkov (Bass), and with guest saxophoist Eden Bareket.

January 26: Received an invitation to perform the "Jazz from the Heart", my Bill Evans tribute program, in Beit Shapira Jazz Series, organized by Ofer Portugaly, in Petach Tiquva. Guest vocalist will be Julia Feldman.

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Welcome to Ari Erev's web site!

Jazz Pianist, composer and band leader.

Performs regularly, with his Trio/Quartat with a number of Jazz programs.

New Album !!! "A Handful of Changes" (2012) (Listen, Buy, Read more...)	"About Time" (2008) (Listen, Buy, Read more...)
"...A masterful arrangement of emotion and sound..." - Gili Karev, MidnightEast.com	"This album is jazz in its true form... 5 STARS.." - John Gilbert, eJazzNews.com

Featuring Joel Frahm on saxophones, "A Handful of Changes", Erev's latest album, combines Latin-flavored jazz compositions with modern straight ahead Jazz, creating a colorful set, full of variety and inspired playing. (more on "a Handful of Changes"...)

His album, "About Time" (2008) features a piano Jazz trio playing a lyrical and emotional mix of Jazz standards, original compositions and Jazz arrangement of Israeli songs. All are performed with sensitive interplay that draws from the legacy of the great mainstream jazz trios. (more on "About Time"...)

Involved in a number of projects, among them:

"Jazz Me-Halev" (Jazz from the heart), a special production created and performed by Ari's trio, featuring the music of the legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans, (read more...) and...
"Nocturno Quartet", a program inspired by the great composers of central and south America, integrating the romantic elements of Cuban and Mexican Bolero’s, and the Latin tempo’s of south America with modern Jazz interpretation and open improvisation.

"A Handful of Changes" Recording,
Open Possibilities

From "A Handful of Changes":
"Precious Present"

"About Time" album presentation,
Jazz Series at the Givatayim Theatre

(more Video clips...)

Playing at USP/Jazzlounge,
Prague, Czech Republic, Sep 2008.

(more Video clips...)

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Ari Erev Jazz Pianist and Composer

Ari Erev

Jazz Pianist and Composer