about
Itai Kriss, a Grammy nominated recording artist praised by Jazzwax as “one of the most exciting new flutist-composers” on the scene, commands a variety of musical genres with an eclectic style infused with Jazz, Latin and Middle Eastern sounds.
After spending the past 15 years working at the forefront of New York City’s Jazz scene while performing, recording and touring with some of the world’s top Afro-Cuban, Latin and Salsa artists, flute virtuoso Itai Kriss fuses the sounds of his native Israel with those of his adopted homelands in the Americas to create TELAVANA. From the desert shores of Israel to the tropical beaches of Cuba, TELAVANA bridges the musical spheres of the Middle East and the Caribbean by combining Timba, Soul, North African music and Jazz to create a unique and lively mix of rhythms and textures.
When not touring and recording with likes of Orquesta Akokán, Dafnis Prieto, Edmar Castañeda, Yemen Blues, Gregory Hutchinson, Burning Spear, Los Hacheros, Pedrito Martinez, Omer Avital, Grupo Latin Vibe, Yosvany Terry, Avishai Cohen, Eric McPherson, Elio Villafranca, Kriss performs regularly at premiere New York music venues including The Blue Note, Birdland, S.O.B.’s, Lincoln Center and The Copa Cabana.
credits
from
Stylin' 1000,
released September 20, 2021
Itai Kriss – flute and compositions
Wayne Tucker – trumpet and flugelhorn
César Orozco – piano & fender rhodes
Tamir Shmerling – bass
Marcos López – percussion
Dan Aran – drums
Jonathan Hoard – vocals
Shai Maestro - keyboards and synths
Composed by Itai Kriss
Recorded on February 1& 2 2020 at Big Orange Sheep Studios (NYC) by Michael Perez - Cizneros
Mixed and Mastered by Dave Darlington
From the upcoming album 'Supermoon'.
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