Eldad Tarmu

Wikipedia:

Eldad Tarmu is a vibraphonist and composer born in 1960 in Los Angeles, California. Between 2005 and 2009 he was a professor of Jazz Studies at the “Richard Oschanitzky” Jazz School, Tibiscus University, in Timişoara, Romania. He currently teaches World Music Studies at Hudson County Community College in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Biography

Eldad studied at Tel Aviv University in Israel and holds a Masters Degree in Afro-Latin music from California State University Los Angeles.

He established a partnership in 2006 with the American Cultural Centre in Bucharest for the purpose of improving cultural ties between Romania and the United States and promoting American music.

Career

Eldad has recorded and performed with some of the most significant figures in their musical genres including: Poncho Sanchez, Ernie Watts, Taj Mahal, Cybil Shepherd, Freddie Hubbard, Billie Higgins, Frank Morgan and Ron Affif.

He has performed in over twenty-five countries around the world in various festivals and concert tours. He has recorded seven albums:

Get Up Close was number 20 on the US Jazz radio charts for four straight weeks. His latest CD, Songs for the Queen of Bohemia, features a string quartet from the Timisoara Philharmonic and Israeli drummer Yoni Halevy. This eclectic project crosses jazz and Middle Eastern with chamber ensemble arrangements.