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Tamir Hendelman |
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Tamir Hendelman began his keyboard studies at age six and attended the Anazagi Conservatory in Tel Aviv, Israel, until his family moved to Los Angeles in 1984. At 14, Tamir won the Yamaha National Keyboard Competition. Performances in Japan and at the Kennedy Center soon followed. He went on to study composition at the Tanglewood Institute and soon received his first writing commission for large ensemble. In 1989 he went to the Eastman School of Music, an experience that afforded him many learning opportunities. Among them were classes with visiting alumnus Ron Carter and jazz great Lee Konitz. Tamir received his Bachelor of Music degree in composition in 1993. After returning to Los Angeles in 1996, Tamir has been in demand as pianist and arranger alike. He has performed with Teddy Edwards, Tierney Sutton, Diana Krall, Phil Upchurch, Jeff Clayton, Rickey Woodard, Sandra Booker and Barbara Morrison. Tamir became a member of the Jeff Hamilton Trio in 2000 and joined the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra as a pianist in 2001 and has appeared and recorded extensively with these ensembles. He has also recorded with Oscar Brashear, Bob Sheppard and Barbara Streisand. Tamir can also be heard on Brasil Brazil's self-titled 1999 release and on vibraphonist's Eldad Tarmu's CD, “Aluminum Forest.” In 2008 he released his first CD as a leader entitled “Playground,” featuring John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton. His latest CD “Destinations” is due out this summer on Resonance Records and will feature Lewis Nash and Marco Panascia. He has received ASCAP and National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts awards. He has been musical director for Lovewell Institute for Creative Arts and a clinician for the Thelonious Monk Institute. |