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- country:Israel
- style(s):Ethnic, World Jazz
- label:Zohar Fresco
- type:Quartet
- instrumentation:instrumental, vocal
- artist posted by:Elià Music & Labyrinth Catalunya
Line up
- Christos Barbas (Ney, Flutes, Vocals)
- Mark Moshayev (Drums)
- Tomer Bar (Piano)
- Zohar Fresco (Percussion, Vocals, Composition)
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Zohar Fresco is one of the best world-known percussionists (specialized in the frame drum – Tof Miriam), performing and teaching around the globe, and inventing his own style and technique in Percussion.
His exceptional musical curiosity and his interest on a wide range of styles have led him to perform with many artists in Israel and abroad. At the age of twenty one he joined Bustam Abraham. He is also a member of Ziryab Trio and of Arabandi. A small sample of Zohar’s international credits, apart from the above mentioned groups, include both recordings and performances with renowned composers Phillip Glass, Glen Velez, and Zakir Hussain. He is a member of a jazz trio, together with Polish pianist Leszek Możdżer and Swedish double bass player Lars Danielson. In addition to this, he teaches and is the head of the Oriental Percussion Department at the Jerusalem Music Academy.
Zohar Fresco is a virtuoso of many percussion instruments, and his performances with frame drums (such as Bendir, Riqq, and Tar) have left audiences all over the world awestruck. After years of playing these instruments, he has developed original techniques influenced by Arabic, Indian, Persian, and Turkish music, as well as Jazz.
In this new project, “Tof Míriam”, we find compositions of Zohar based on his life-long investigation in the world of Middle East Drumming, as well as open connections to other musical cultures throughout the world.