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Dor Herskovits: Flying Elephants
by Neri Pollastri
Il batterista israeliano residente a Boston Dor Herskovits è in questo disco alla testa di un quintetto di jazz moderno composto di belle individualità, dalle molte influenze, tradizionali e contemporanee. I dieci brani in programma sono tutti della penna del leader e alternano situazioni decisamente diverse: l'iniziale Magenta" è caratterizzata da una forte intensità, accentuata dal modo prossimo al rock in cui Caio Afiune impiega la chitarra elettrica; New Fashioned," Come to Light" e Palette" sono ballad su ...
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by Jerome Wilson
Drummer Dor Herskovits has been recording since 2017 as a member of the forward-thinking jazz group Earprint. His own quintet has a similar modern style but does more incorporation of older jazz traditions into its work. This group's music can be either raucous or dreamy and sometimes brings up refracted echoes of other players. On Palette" pianist Issac Wilson and the leader sway together through a wispy melody like Paul Bley and Paul Motian accompanied by Hery Paz's ...
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by Budd Kopman
Happy is the debut digit-only EP release (available here) from drummer Dor Herskovits who leads his trio, pianist Isaac Wilson and bassist Max Salinger-Ridley through one standard, My One And Only Love" and four other original compositions totally about twenty-seven minutes of very fine music making. As a piano trio, Wilson is naturally out front, and is an extremely articulate player with a very nice touch and wonderful harmonic and rhythmic instincts, with Herskovits and Ridley providing sensitive ...
read moreRed Piano Records to release "Tetraptych" with Bert Seager, Hery Paz, Max Ridley and Dor Herskovits on April 14, 2017
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
Tetraptych is Bert Seager (piano/compositions), Hery Paz (tenor saxophone), Max Ridley (upright bass) and Dor Herskovits (drums). Tetraptych is also the name of their new recording! There’s not only smart and well-crafted modern jazz present, but innate beauty and serene confidence in Seager’s music." – Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide Seager has distilled his lyrical approach into perfectly balanced and unfailingly beautiful music full of quiet subtleties.” –Ed Hazell, The Boston Phoenix “Seager's group balances fresh immediacy and a ...
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Primary Instrument
Drums
Location
Boston
Willing to teach
Beginner to advanced
Credentials/Background
Teaches all levels, full hour private lessons. All styles.
Clinic/Workshop Information
Dor gives clinics on rhythm and jazz improvisation for drummers and non- drummers alike. He explains his unique melodic approach to playing the drums in a practical way and gives food for thought for any aspiring musician.
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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson
My One and Only Love
From: HappyBy Dor Herskovits