Rotem Sivan

Rotem Sivan performing in Krakow, Poland

Rotem Sivan (born in Jerusalem, Israel) is a jazz guitarist and composer living in New York City.[1]

Education

Sivan graduated from The Buchmann-Mehta School of Music at The Tel Aviv University with a degree in classical composition before moving to New York City in 2008 to study at The New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music.[2]

Music

Sivan has released three studio albums. In 2013, he released his first album, Enchanted Sun, on SteepleChase Records.[3]

His second album, For Emotional Use Only, was released in 2014 on Fresh Sound New Talent Records. The album received 4.5 stars in Downbeat Magazine, calling Sivan “A remarkable talent and a welcome new voice on the scene.”[4] The New York Times critic Ben Ratliff said "He plays a lot of notes. But he is quiet: almost always quieter than someone with this much training and musicality tends to be, and this is what makes him more than a very good young guitar player." [5]

In 2015, Sivan released his third album, A New Dance, again on Fresh Sound New Talent Records.[6]

Sivan has performed with world-renowned musicians, including Peter Bernstein, Ari Hoenig, Ben Street, Gracie Terzian, and Ferenc Nemeth and regularly performs in New York City’s top venues such as Smalls, Birdland,[7] The Jazz Gallery, The Bar Next Door and The Blue Note. He performs frequently with his trio at festivals all around the world.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Greaves, Anthony. "Rotem Sivan: Jazz Guitar's next Rising Star." The Jerusalem Post. 7 Jan. 2015. Web. 06 Feb. 2016.
  2. ↑ Greaves, Anthony. "Rotem Sivan: Jazz Guitar's next Rising Star." The Jerusalem Post. 7 Jan. 2015. Web. 06 Feb. 2016.
  3. ↑ May, Chris. "Rotem Sivan: Enchanted Sun." All About Jazz. N.p., 23 Aug. 2013. Web. 21 Apr. 2016.
  4. ↑ Milkowski, Bill. "Guitar Generations." DownBeat Magazine Dec. 2014: 70. Web. 21 Apr. 2016.
  5. ↑ Ratliff, Ben. "Founts of Classic and Progressive in a Straight Ahead Way." The New York Times. 26 Sept. 2014. Web.
  6. ↑ Lohr, Matt R. "Rotem Sivan Trio A New Dance." Editorial. Jazz Times 13 Jan. 2016: n. pag. Www.JazzTimes.com. Jazz Times, 13 Jan. 2016. Web. 21 Apr. 2016.
  7. ↑ "Rotem Sivan Profile." SmallsLIVE. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2016. <https://www.smallslive.com/artists/2371-rotem-sivan/>.
  8. ↑ "Blue Note ROTEM SIVAN TRIO." Blue Note New York Performance Schedule. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2016. <http://www.bluenote.net/newyork/schedule/moreinfo.cgi?id=13038>.

Rotem Sivan

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