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Eli Degibri Offers an Ode to His Parents
Israeli-born saxophonist Eli Degibri first began turning heads stateside after winning the 1999 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition.
HORNS THAT BLOW ME AWAY
Tel Aviv-based Israeli saxophonist-composer, Eli Degibri, again reveals his ability to convey profound emotions in the language of notes and tones.
Straight No Chaser - A Jazz Show
Podcast 887 is my conversation with Eli, as talk about the emotional process of turning his feelings regarding his parents’ decline and passing into music, and the importance of his close relationship with his band. He also pays tribute to Hank Mobley and Ron Carter, the latter of whom will celebrate his 85th birthday later this year. Musical selections from Henri and Rachel include the title track and “Don Quixote,” a tune dedicated to his late father.
Renowned Israeli Saxophonist to Perform on Feb. 7 at Tri-C JazzFest Lineup Announcement Party
Tel Aviv-based Israeli saxophonist-composer, Eli Degibri, again reveals his ability to convey profound emotions in the language of notes and tones.
World class Israeli jazz band to play at Nighttown Feb. 7
The JazzTimes refers to Israeli-born and internationally renowned saxophonist Eli Degibri as “an exceptionally melodic improviser with a big, bold tenor tone.” The Philadelphia Inquirer calls him “a bewitching fellow who shows impressive chops.”
ELI DEGIBRI: “SOUL STATION”
Degibri returns to the original model for the title track, and he captures Mobley’s essence in his tribute, “Dear Hank”. This album is a fine introduction to Degibri, and one that may also inspire listeners to re-evaluate Hank Mobley.
ELI DEGIBRI: SOUL STATION - A TRIBUTE TO HANK MOBLEY
Israeli saxophonist Eli Degibri, a sometime sideman for Herbie Hancock, Al Foster, and the Mingus Big Band, has made a tribute album to his personal hero Hank Mobley that closely follows the latter’s most famous work, the 1960 Blue Note release, Soul Station.
With ‘Soul Station’ Tribute, Eli Degibri Remakes a Hank Mobley Masterpiece
Now, nearly 60 years after Soul Station’s original release, Degibri has recorded a tribute to the soul-jazz masterpiece that remakes the album’s tunes in reverent yet innovative ways, enshrining the essence of Mobley’s original genius yet pushing the music into the 21st century.