Tamir Hendelman

Tamir Hendelman

geboren 1971

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Tamir Hendelman

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Tamir Hendelman

Tamir Hendelman is an award-winning American jazz pianist.

Hendelman has performed with the Jeff Hamilton Trio, the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Harry Allen, Teddy Edwards, Warren Vache, Houston Person, Jeff Clayton, Nick Brignola, Phil Upchurch, Rickey Woodard, John Clayton and Barbara Morrison. He also leads his own trio and his debut CD Playground features him in this trio setting. His album Destinations features Lewis Nash and Marco Panascia. The album reached number one on the JazzWeek Jazz Charts in September 2010.[1]

Biography

Tamir Hendelman began his keyboard studies at age 6 in Tel Aviv, Israel. In 1984, Tamir moved to the US and won Yamaha's National Keyboard competition two years later at age 14. Concerts in Japan and the Kennedy Center followed.

He then studied at the Tanglewood Institute in 1988 and received a Bachelor of Music Composition degree from Eastman School of Music in 1993. He became the youngest musical director for Lovewell Institute, a national arts education non-profit organization.

Since returning to Los Angeles in 1996, he has been in steady demand as pianist and arranger, touring the US, Europe, and Asia. He has also received awards from ASCAP and the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. In 1999, Tamir was a guest soloist with the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra.

Hendelman is the pianist/arranger on Jackie Ryan's "You and the Night and the Music" and Janis Mann's "A Perfect Time." He is also featured on Natalie Cole's "Still Unforgettable" and Barbra Streisand's upcoming recording. In 2002 he also toured Europe with Tierney Sutton and the Bill Holman Big Band. Hendelman musically directed Julia Migenes's "Alter Ego" and played/arranged on Roberta Gambarini's "Easy To Love." In 2010, he accompanied Streisand at her return engagement to the Village Vanguard in New York.

Jeff Hamilton Trio

Hendelman joined the Jeff Hamilton Trio in 2000, contributing arrangements, recording and touring Japan, Europe and the US. In 2001 he became a member of the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, with whom he premiered John Clayton's new orchestration of Oscar Peterson's Canadiana Suite at the Hollywood Bowl in 2001.

Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra

With the CHJO, Tamir has recorded for John Pizzarelli, Gladys Knight and Diana Krall.

Discography

  • Destinations (Resonance Records, 2010) with Lewis Nash and Marco Panascia
  • Playground (2008) with Jeff Hamilton and John Clayton

Notes

External links

  • [1] Tamir Hendelman Official Website
  • [2] Tamir Hendelman at Resonance Records
  • [3] All About Jazz Review
  • [Tamir Hendelman at All Music Guide] AllMusic Review
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