We joyfully welcome Nitzan Gavrieli to the Reform Temple of Forest Hills as our new Temple Accompanist!
Since his arrival in NYC in 2007 from Ramat Gan, Israel, Nitzan has established himself as an in-demand jazz pianist and recording artist on the NY jazz scene. His playing has been described as “melodically inventive” (Jam Magazine) and with a “flawless knack for melody and intuitive phrasing” (Rochester News). His
music builds on the traditional format of the jazz piano trio, while incorporating his influences of classical and Middle Eastern music. Aside from leading his own trio, Nitzan is a sought-after sideman and collaborator who’s been involved in
dozens of versatile projects over the years, including currently as Musical Director for the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks. Nitzan has toured
extensively across the US and Europe, and has played in some of the top venues
and jazz festivals around the world, including Town Hall, Blue Note, Birdland, Smalls Jazz Club, Mezzrow, Jazz at Lincoln Center, The 55 Bar, The Deerhead Inn, The Sidedoor, Marians Jazz Room in Berne, Jazz Federation in Hamburg, Unterfahrt Jazz Club in Munich, Tel Aviv Jazz Festival, Jazz and Colors Festival, Red Sea Jazz Festival, Sudtirol Jazz Festival, Bern Jazz Festival, Rochester Jazz Festival, Yardbird Suite, and The Rex in Canada and many more.To find out more about him, you can check out his website here: https://www.nitzangavrieli.com/
Please be sure to stop by and say hello at services to welcome him here.
Looking forward to a year of making our prayers ever more beautiful,
Cantor Emily
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