Yosi Levy is an Israeli multifaceted acoustic and electric guitarist of exceptional range and depth.
His latest album, “The Yosi Levy Acoustic Project,” was recorded live with two outstanding musicians: the Israeli flutist Ilan Salem and one of the greatest living Indian tabla players Bickram Ghosh: A longtime accompanist to sitar legend Ravi Shankar. The CD got great reviews,one of them in ALL ABOUT JAZZ-
Levy’s Acoustic Project tours internationally and has performed in a wide variety of festivals and clubs such as in U.S.A ,India, China, and Israel.
Levy’s acoustic project works in three formats: as a trio (guitar & flute & percussion) duo (guitar & flute), or solo performance. As a solo acoustic guitarist, Levy fuses a fascinating breadth of jazz and baroque-style polyphonic improvisation. His free movement between genres creates an exciting polyphonic texture that showcases Levy’s unlimited capabilities as an improviser. . Alone together - guitar solo , Here comes the sun - guitar solo
He is also an adroit electric guitarist, as can be heard on his album “The House on Lefferts Boulevard,” featuring legendary jazz saxophonist Dave Liebman - The way it was - by Yosi Levy(audio)
The way it was - live
As a tireless performer, Levy has collaborated and performed with a spectrum of musicians, including Dave Liebman, Phil Woods, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Frank Gambale, , Jeff Berlin, Bob Gullotti, Mordy Ferber, Denis Reis and Marcelo Nami. He has also played as guitarist and collaborated for some of Israel’s greatest stars: Yoni Rechter, Yosi Banai, Ester Ofarim, Shem Tov Levy, Yair Dallal and many more.
Yosi Levy is a well known jazz teacher and educator in “Rimon School of Jazz And Contemporary Music” in which he created and currently leads the prestigious competition “The Jazz Player Contest”. He also teaches in the -“Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance” there he leads the representative jazz ensemble.
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4/30/15
JUST CAME BACK FROM A UNIQUE TOUR IN ASSAM -INDIA THE YOSI LEVY ACOUSTIC PROJECT WITH
ITAI KRISS ON FLUTE AND TABLA MAESTRO KAUSHIK KONWAR
PLAYED IN THE SPRING FESTIVAL IN JORHAT IN FRONT OF HUNDREDS OF ENTHUSIASTIC LOCAL PEOPLE LISTENING TO JAZZ, ISRAELI INFLUENCED MUSIC,INDIAN RHYTHMS ALL FUSED TOGETHER TO A SPECIAL BLEND.
4/5/15
ANOTHER GREAT REVIEW ON MY CD -THE YOSI LEVY ACOUSTIC PROJECT – BY BUDD KOPMAN FROM -ALL ABOUT JAZZ
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-yosi-levy-acoustic-project-yosi-levy-magda-review-by-budd-kopman.php
2/23/15 A NEW GREAT REVIEW ON MY CD -THE YOSI LEVY ACOUSTIC PROJECT- BY JAMES NADAL FROM -ALL ABOUT JAZZ YOU ARE INVITED TO READ!
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-yosi-levy-acoustic-project-yosi-levy-magda-review-by-james-nadal.php
9/23/13
Glad to announce two shows in the U.S.A:
Bar Next Door in New York City with Itai Kriss -flute and Mathias Kunzli – percussion will take place on the 12th of October.
Berklee College of Music – Boston – I will do a workshop on my last CD “THE YOSI LEVY ACOUSTIC PROJECT”. This will take place on the 15th of October .
The Yosi Levy Acoustic Project-new cd
Hello everybody 3/25/13/
Glad to announce the release of my new CD-“The Yosi Levy Acoustic Project” featuring:flutist Ilan Salem and tabla player Bickram Ghosh on MAGDA the world music section of the THIRD EAR LABEL. Hope you enjoy! yosi
“These seventy four minutes of jazz fusion/world music is some of the most thrilling I have heard”. Harsonsky Music on the album “The Yosi Levy Acoustic Project”
“Yosi Levy is a complex and multifaceted musician. He possesses broad horizons and such a serenely reserved power in controlling and reinforcing the multitudinous tensions of music. As opposed to his introverted demeanor, his playing is full of confidence, decisiveness and a willingness to venture off and take chances” – Amir Harel from Haaretz
“Levy’s talents as a composer transcend styles and trends of sound, as he possesses a kind of diversity and imagination only guitarists delving into solo pieces are capable of presenting.” – Amir Harel from Haaretz
