Bands
Klezshop
Klezshop plays original music that combines contemporary concert music, world music, rock and jazz, all with a klezmer flare. Klezshop’s piece Danse Amaleque was a finalist in the 2009 John Lennon Songwriting Contest. A concert version of Danse Amaleque for 2 violins or violin and cello is available here.
Gilad Harel, clarients
Jonathan Keren, violin/viola
Gilad Cohen, bass guitar
Double Space
“Excellent debut album… which is probably the most significant piece of music recorded in this country in the last decade... Brilliant compositions including weird time signatures and unexpected twists and turns… The vocals… are expressive and very sensitive to the complex lyrics. The maturity and the intellectual stamina of this project are truly astounding, especially in view of the young age of its participants… This is another most welcome addition to the local scene." (Adam Baruch, www.jazzis.com, 2006)
Double Space plays original musical settings of Hebrew poems by renowned Israeli poets alongside instrumental pieces. Influenced by classical music, jazz, progressive rock and world music, their music is diverse and eclectic. In January 2006 Double Space released their album Windings. The album was self-produced and featured over twenty guest artists on flute, oboe, recorder and oud, as well as background singer and a children choir. In 2010, Windings was chosen by the Israeli Kol Ha-Campus Radio (106FM) as one of the best progressive rock albums of the decade.
Gilad Cohen, lead vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards
Zohar Sharon, piano, keyboards, vocals
Yakir Sasson, saxophones
Nadav Rogel, drums, percussion, vocals
Funkyblu
Funkyblu plays original music that blends funk and blues to lyrics written by band’s founder Shlomo Ariel.
Cahrles Sullivan, voice, trumpet
Shlomo Ariel, harmonica
Yossi Tanuri, electric guitar
Gilad Cohen, keyboard
Ariel Scherbacovsky, bass guitar
Yoni Aloosh, drums