Internationally acclaimed saxophonist and composer Uri Gurvich was a member of the Tel Aviv Jazz Orchestra and at age twenty won Jazz Player of the Year in his native Israel
Date/Time: Mar 4 2018, 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Vancouver, The Norman Rothstein Theatre | Event calendarCost: $29.50
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“Jazz is an indigenous American art form, but it is also a thoroughly global enterprise. And few of the music’s practitioners embody its universality more completely than saxophonist Uri Gurvich” DOWNBEAT
Winning great acclaim as a bandleader Gurvich and his quartet have appeared at the legendary Village Vanguard, NYC Town Hall, Tel Aviv Jazz Festival, DC Jazz Festival, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Atlanta Jazz Festival, Burlington Jazz Festival, Red Sea Jazz Festival, The Stone, and more.
Performing concerts in the USA, Europe, South America, Canada and Asia, Gurvich has shared the stage and recorded with such artists as Grammy-winner Esperanza Spalding, John Zorn, Chris Potter, Dave Liebman, Ben Monder, George Garzone, Alon Yavnai, Avishai Cohen, Jorge Rossy, Paquito D’Rivera, Uri Caine, Anat Cohen and Django Bates, among others.
Uri Gurvich saxophone | Nitzan Gavriell piano | Peter Slavov bass | Ronen Itzik drums
“Gurvich’s ability to unpredictably flit and dart through the phrasing on his horn while retaining the integrity of the groove is likewise reminiscent of (Joe) Lovano” – Jazz Times
“His alto is multifaceted, light and clear with an intermittent touch of grittiness.” NYC Jazz Record
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2018 Chutzpah Festival Events