OHAD TALMOR (8:00PM Set)

The cosmopolitan Ohad Talmor was born in Lyon, France, originally from Israel, grew up partly in Geneva, Switzerland and is a long time Brooklyn resident. A classically trained pianist, Talmor picked up the saxophone while attending High School in Florida. Talmor was mentored early on by two legendary musicians: Lee Konitz who helped him groom and foster his dual interests for Composition and Improvisation and Saxophonist Dewey Redman who set him on his path toward a wider understanding of improvisation. Through Konitz’s close relationship, they worked on and co-lead three distinct projects for which Talmor both composed/arranged and played: the Lee Konitz Nonet, the Konitz-Talmor String Project and the Konitz-Talmor Big Band. On his own, Talmor leads a number of flexible groups mirroring his multi-faceted musical identity, including his current project, Back to the Land, focusing on newly discovered Ornette Coleman music, and the Newsreel Sextet.