Assif Tsahar | |
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 Saxophonist Assif Tsahar in Levontin7, tel aviv 2011, photographed by Almit Alfonta | |
| Background information | |
| Born | June 11, 1969 Israel |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instrument(s) | Tenor saxophone Bass clarinet |
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, Roman Stolyar, Alex Harding, Steve Swell, Cooper-Moore, and Tom Abbs
He founded the label Hopscotch Records in 1999. In 2006 he opened the music club Levontin7 with Daniel Sarid in Tel Aviv.
- ^ Snowden, Don. "Ein Sof: Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-10-31.