| Assif Tsahar | |
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Saxophonist Assif Tsahar in Levontin7, tel aviv 2011, photographed by Almit Alfonta |
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| Background information | |
| Born | June 11, 1969 Israel |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instruments | Tenor saxophone Bass clarinet |
| Associated acts | Digital Primitives trio |
Assif Tsahar (born Israel, June 11, 1969) is an Israeli tenor saxophonist and bass clarinetist. He has lived in New York City since 1990.
He has performed with Cecil Taylor, Butch Morris, William Parker,[1] Mat Maneri, Hamid Drake, Peter Kowald, Susie Ibarra, Rashied Ali, Warren Smith, Wilbur Morris, Le Quan Ninh, John Tchicai, Fred Anderson, Rob Brown, Roy Campbell, Gerald Cleaver, Agusti Fernandez, Ken Vandermark, Kent Kessler, Joe Daley, Herb Robertson, Cuong Vu, Chris Jonas, Ori Kaplan, Oscar Noriega, Alex Harding, Steve Swell, Cooper-Moore, and Tom Abbs
In 1999 he founded Hopscotch Records. He has recorded there as a solo musician[2] and with Jim Black and Mat Maneri.[3]