Born: July 1, 1982 Primary Instrument: Saxophone
Shauli Einav is a young emerging Jazz saxophonist, he has already performed with his own ensembles on prestigious stages such as the Enjoy Jazz festival, Duc des Lombards (Paris) Red Sea Jazz Festival, Tel Aviv Jazz Festival (with Odean Pope) Israel Festival in Jerusalem, The Rochester Jazz Festival and at the same time was invited to perform with some of todays finest Jazz musicians such as bassist Omer Avital, guitarists Bob Sneider and Frank Gambale, and the late saxophonist Arnie Lawrence among others.
His latest album Opus One has received great reviews by the international jazz media (see quotes below). Einav resides in NYC and performs regularly in the city's clubs.
Awards:
Ascap young jazz composer 2011 & 2008 Ascap Plus - 2009,20011 Billy Joel Scholarship AICF Scholarship“...his immersion in the bebop tradition while revealing a fresh and original voice” JazzTimes
“Shauli Einav is a Titan of the tenor saxophone, a superman of the soprano saxophone and a blowing bundle of virtuosity.” Jazz Inside Magazine
“Shauli Einav recently issued a nice new straight-ahead record called Opus One” A Blog Supreme / NPR Jazz
“His artistic approach captures the listener” Jazzthetik Magazine, Germany
“his expressive horn, imaginative pen and confident band- leading, Einav is already setting himself apart.” All About Jazz NY
“Einav's sound comes across as fresh and innovative - and after hearing this wonderful CD the listener may very well be driven immediately to the replay button.” - Financial Times, Germany
“..Clearly a 28 years old to watch!” - Hallands Nyheter, Sweden
“The originality, creativity and the impressive blowing gives the listener an irresistibly enjoyable feeling” JazzRytmit (Finland)
“...One of Israel's elite musicians...” ” Ma'ariv Daily, Israel
“Opus One has all of the elegance of the old masters while harmonically pushing things forward, and Einay's not even thirty yet. Whatever happened to experience coming with age?” PopMatters
“Opus one” a disc of a rare maturity. Discovery is assured, one of the greatest albums of this year!” Cook&Book, Belgium
“..a treat for young and old ears looking for a new turn on. Solid stuff throughout.” ” Midwest Record
“There's always room for improvement from an initial effort, but it's hard to find where Einav can improve much from this solid and likeable album. “ Something Else! Blog
“Jazz fans may not be talking about Israeli saxophonist Shauli Einav yet, but in time they will. Einav's proper debut, Opus One, is quite an opening statement...boisterous affair heightened by Einav's aggressive horn, a constant swing and urgent melodies.” Audiophile Audition
“Shaul is extremely talented and has tremendous instinctive love for every aspect of jazz. His tenor playing is authentic and rooted. He is extremely imaginative and has the ability to truly improvise at the highest level and most sophisticated level in the jazz idiom. At the same time, Shaul has the utmost respect respect for the tradition in jazz and it is this sincerity that makes his playing so compelling.” --Walt Weiskopf, Saxophonist
“Shauli Einav’s playful sense of harmonic adventure lends excitement to his very colorful compositions.His attention to tone is pointed, and one feels he is crafting each note’s sound as much as the pieces themselves. Shauli’s classical technique then serves as a departure point to express the moods of each melodic idea he reaches for.” -- Tamir Hendelman, Pianist
Home Seek (Self Produced, 2008)
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Primary Instrument:
Saxophone
Location:
New-York, NY
Credentials/Background:
Shauli Einav has an extensive experience in jazz education
and saxophone particularly.
He has taught in several Israeli conservatories before
relocating to the United States. In the USA, Shauli is holding
a graduate teaching assistant position at the prestigious
Eastman School of Music where he teaches the non-jazz
majors ensemble. In addition to that, Shauli gave a master
class at the Apollo Middle-School in Greece, NY & is going to
have another master class in the Jerusalem High-School of
the Arts in February '08.
Shauli is on Kilroy Music Production Studio's faculty
(Riverdale, NY) , and also teaches music at Bet Am Shalom
Synagogue, White Plains NY.
Available hours - please contact for more info.
