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Yotam: Brasil
by Larry Taylor
Two reviews of Israeli-born guitarist Yotam's Brasil appeared recently in All About Jazz, and the reviewers had major differences. Lawrence Peryer had a negative view, summed up by: Yotam take his place on the list between Yanni and Zamfir, offering a denatured version of a musical form that has already proven itself accessible enough in more sophisticated hands," while Dan Bilawsky had a more positive view: While guitarist Yotam Silberstein was born more than six thousand miles ...
read moreYotam, with Roy Hargrove, Claudio Roditi and Paquito D'Rivera - Brasil (2011)
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Something Else!
A lesser talent than Israeli guitarist-composer Yotam might have gotten lost in this project. It's not just that Brasil, issued last week by Jazz Legacy Production, features notable stateside jazz stars like Roy Hargrove, Claudio Roditi and Paquito D'Rivera, or even that he's updating familiar compositions by the likes of Antonio Carlos Jobim, or that he completed the sessions with a group of notable Brazilian heroes like drummer-percussionist Vanderlei Pereira, pianist David Feldman and guitarist Toninho Horta. It's all of ...
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Angela Bingham with Yotam Silberstein and Chris Higgins at Total Wine Bar This Sunday, May 9, 2010
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Michael Ricci
Available Today -- Israeli Guitarist Yotam Fronts All-Star Lineup on JLP Debut, "Resonance" --Features Christian McBride, Aaron Goldberg, Greg Hutchin
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DL Media
Available Today -- Israeli Guitarist Yotam Fronts All-Star Lineup on JLP Debut, Resonance
Features Christian McBride Aaron Goldberg, Greg Hutchinson and Special Guest Roy Hargrove
On Resonance, his debut for Jazz Legacy Productions, accomplished Israeli guitarist-composer Yotam has one foot firmly planted in his bebop roots while also showcasing his love of Brazilian music, American blues, Jamaican reggae and Israeli folk songs. Tying this highly eclectic program together is Yotam's exceptional, rhythmically assured six-string work, which is marked ...
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Israeli Guitarist Yotam Fronts All-Star Lineup on JLP Debut, "Resonance" --May 4 Release Features Christian McBride, Aaron Goldberg, Greg Hutchinson A
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DL Media
May 4 Release Features Christian McBride Aaron Goldberg, Greg Hutchinson and Special Guest Roy Hargrove On Resonance, his debut for Jazz Legacy Productions, accomplished Israeli guitarist-composer Yotam (full name Yotam Silberstein) has one foot firmly planted in his bebop roots while also showcasing his love of Brazilian music, American blues, Jamaican reggae and Israeli folk songs. Tying this highly eclectic program together is Yotam's exceptional, rhythmically assured six-string work, which is marked by his inviting warm tones, clear articulation ...
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