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Tamir Shmerling

Tamir Shmerling is a double and electric bass player from Ashkelon, Israel. He served as the bassist in the Israeli Defense Forces Orchestra from 2005 to 2008. After his service, he performed with the Tel Aviv and Holon big bands and studied at Rimon School of Music.

In 2008 Shmerling was awarded a scholarship to attend Berklee. He has studied there with Hal Crook, Ralph Peterson, Jr., Terri Lyne Carrington, Greg Osby, Jamey Haddad, Alain Mallet, John Lockwood and Ed Tomassi.

Since his arrival to the US, he has also had the honor to perform and record with artists such as Terri Lyne Carrington, Kevin Eubanks, Jerry Bergonzi, Alain Mallet, Carmen Lundy, Lizz Wright, Ingrid Jensen, Adam Rogers, Nona Hendrix, Gretchen Parlato, Helen Sung, Ofer Ganor, Avishai Cohen, Ignacio Berroa, Jason Palmer, Jerome Sabbagh and many more.

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Caili O'Doherty: Quarantine Dream

Read "Quarantine Dream" reviewed by Kyle Simpler


The pandemic affected people in many different ways. For some, it raised new levels of awareness about health and prevention, but for others it also became a means of artistic discovery. This latter point is certainly the case for pianist Caili O'Doherty. In spite of being careful and taking precautions, she ultimately contracted COVID. While dealing with the illness, she found herself in a dreamlike state as she tried to get over it. During her ordeal, she used music as ...

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Victor Gould: In Our Time

Read "In Our Time" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic


Over the course of his first endearing works, 2016's stunning, NPR Debut Of The Year Clockwork (New Fresh Sounds), Earthlings (Criss Cross, 2018) and the lush Thoughts Become Things (Criss Cross, 2019), pianist/composer Victor Gould has exhibited a relaxed romanticism, an unerring lilt to his music. A warm empathy that draws you into the joyful, reflective and quiet moments abounding on In Our Time. As the sum and advocate of his influences, young Gould not only has a ...

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Quarantine Dream

Posi-Tone Records
2022

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In Our Time

Blue Room Music
2021

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Life Rearranged

Kelly Green
2017

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A Home In Between

Mintus Music
2016

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