Events

The second in a series of performances by quality jazz ensembles at the Sela Bar, with a talented ensemble that combines classical and folk Turkish music with Western music influences.

Ras el Hanout is a stormy and surprising ensemble that combines classical and folk Turkish music and electric instruments, western musicality and pure pleasure, the streets of Istanbul steeped in a groovy Western vibe. Turkish music is already a kind of fusion of elements from all over the Ottoman Empire, the Middle East and the Balkans. The ensemble is further mixed with a fresh and surprising blend of bağlama and clarinet with bass, drums and keyboards, of Turkish melodies and rhythms with jazzy harmonic sensitivity, funk aromas and electrifying electric energy. The members of Ras el Hanout devote heart and soul to playing music that is touching, uncompromising, spectacular and exciting. The ensemble recently performed at the Sufi Festival, Mediterranee Festival, East West House, Tammuz House of Music and more.  

Elad Cohen (clarinet) | Asher Farber (bağlama and other) | Yehoshua Levy (piano) | Bar Geva (bass) | Matan Deri (drums)

Please note: Doors open at 20:30 Performance starts at 21:00 (Limited no. of seats).  

Series coordinator, Matan Jacov

The third performance in the Jazz series at Sela Bar, a new show ahead of the release of the Yogev Shitrit Trio’s third album. 
Instrumental music composed, produced and arranged by Yogev: traditional music from the house where he grew up, Andalusian, Moroccan, and Israeli music, combined with contemporary jazz. Melodic, rhythmic music that is full of life.

Yogev Shitrit, drummer and composer, holds a bachelor’s degree in musicology from the Hebrew University. Since 2016, the trio has performed in more than forty countries at festivals and clubs, including the prestigious Panama Jazz Festival and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., one of the most coveted stages in the US. Recorded two studio albums and two live albums.

David Shitrit - piano | Bar Geva - bass | Yogev Shitrit - drums, composition, production and management
Series curator: Matan Jakov

Doors open at 20:30. Show starts at 21:00. Duration: Approx. 75 minutes. The show is in English.
 

The third performance in the Sela Bar Jazz Series, featuring the organ played by Yonatan Riklis and the musical  spirit of the 50’s and 60’s, when the organ was the central sound in the jazz world. Riles is one of the pioneers in organ playing in Israel, bringing his unique sound to the central stage and leading a power trio of incredible musicians on a journey of soul and groove through the classics that shaped jazz. The jazzy music  is warm and rich, improvisational and passionate.

Yonatan Riklis - Organ I Ron Magril - Guitar I Uria Madar - Drums

Series coordinator, Matan Jacov

Doors open 20:30, Performance starts at 21:00, Duration ~75min, Language: English