05/04(2016, 21:30

El3ctric trio 

featuring Eran Har Even
 

Electric Trio: this trio is the electronic version of the original acoustic trio created in 2006 at the initiative of pianist Stéphane Escoms. He is accompanied by Claire Chookie jack, bass player with an incredible groove, and Jerome Spieldennier, Alsatian drummer accompanying musicians such as Tcheky Karyo or Lisa Dobby. This spring, the quartet will tour between the two countries and propose an original repertoire based on compositions of Stephane Escoms and Eran Har Even. Stephane Escoms’s music reflects his many travels and many meetings in all styles of music, classical, jazz, rock, pop or Latin.

Eran Har Even, s an Israeli guitarist, composer and music teacher currently residing in Amsterdam. Since his arrival in the Netherlands in 2006, Eran has established himself as a leading figure in the Dutch Jazz scene – recording and performing with some of the finest Jazz musicians on the local and international circuits. 

Having first picked up a guitar at ten years old, Eran went on to study at the legendary Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts in his native Israel. Upon graduation, Eran was awarded the America-Israel Foundation prize, granting him opportunity to sharpen his abilities in New York City for the following nine months. From the age of eighteen to twenty-one years old, Eran served in the Israeli Military as a ‘Top Musician’; playing and arranging for the Jazz ensemble of the ‘Culture and Education Corps’.

Eran says of his music that, “my compositional style combines the traditional language of jazz with a contemporary twist and places it alongside my own voice.” Indeed, his music is a true example of modern Jazz; without overlooking the all-important sounds of traditional Jazz. Eran understands the importance of responding to new trends in creating modern and unique music, with originality at its core. 

After receiving his Bachelor degree from the Conservatory of Amsterdam, Eran completed a Master degree in Jazz guitar in 2012, and has been teaching solfege and coaching bands at the same establishment since 2009, training the next generation of aspiring Jazz musicians. Alongside teaching and performance, Eran is dedicating his time to research: he is currently authoring a method book about the application of polyphony on guitar, which is due to come out next year – it will be the first practical method book written on this application in Jazz idiom.

Eran is involved in numerous projects, currently touring with ‘Little Known Facts’ ahead of the Fall 2014 release of their debut album “In search of the new temple”, which showcases their unique blend of Indie, Jazz, and Rock. Eran is partaking in Jazz duo ‘EvenSanne’- a sophisticated singer-songwriter duo, which continues to tour in the wake of their June 2014 debut release of ‘Something So Sweet’. ‘EvenSanne’ has also won the intensive prize at the Keep an Eye Jazz Award (2014) in the Netherlands.