A taste of Big Apple jazz

For three evenings encompassing Yom Kippur, a trendy Tel Aviv venue will offer an opportunity to atone for a year of missed musical opportunities.

By ANDREW TOBIN
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For three evenings encompassing Yom Kippur, the trendy Tel Aviv venue, Levontin 7, will offer the public the opportunity to atone for a year of missed musical opportunities. The event, Wild Music from New York, will feature a variety of talented and experimental Jewish musicians who have been involved in the New York music scene. Israeli saxophonist Daniel Zamir will initiate the festivities with a show this Monday at 8 pm. It is rumored that he will be joined by a surprise guest. Aaron Dugan, the American guitarist in Matisyahu's band, abstrusely summarizes his works as "traditional harmony, atonality, popular song forms, improvisation, angular, aggressive, dub, soft, folk, simplistic." He is scheduled to take the stage at 10:30 p.m. on Monday and then again at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday. Israeli pianist Maya Dunietz will accompany him for the first performance, and a yet-to-be-determined selection of artists will join him for the final show. Israeli guitarist, Eyal Maoz, will perform with his trio at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Shahar Haziza will be on the drums, with Gabriel Meir playing the electric bass. Maoz lived and created music in Israel for much of his life before moving to New York about a decade ago. He said, "Israel is always home, so I guess I have two homes now. My music is rock and jazz influenced, instrumental, ethnically oriented, and hopefully deep, with a strong emphasis on experimentation. I am sometimes surprised by my compositions." Wild Music from New York is an impressive representation of cutting-edge Jewish music. This talented lineup should effectively propel audiences into the New Year with a broader musical perspective. Wild Music from New York runs Monday through Thursday at Tel Aviv's trendy Levontin 7. For more information call (03) 560-5084.