Maya Belsitzman & Uriel Herman
Biography Maya Belsitzman & Uriel Herman
Maya Belsitzman
is a classical educated cellist, playing, producing, composing and arranging. She is a virtuosic, soulful cellist and vocalist, playing with effects. She's been performing in festivals around the world such as Paris Jazz Festival, Buenos Aires Jazz Festival, Cervantino Festival, Red Sea Jazz Festival, Nairobi Jazz Festival, Pohoda Festival, Krakow Jewish Festival and many more.
Maya has played, recorded and collaborated with world class artists such as Keren Ann, Avishai Cohen (Trumpet), Chava Alberstein, Ehud Banai, Noa (Achinoam Nini), Inbal Pinto, Yasmin Levy, Barbara Streisand and more. She often performs with her life partner, the drummer and percussionist Matan Ephrat. Maya has composed original scores for theatre, modern dance, short films and documentary movies.
Uriel Herman
Internationally recognised for his remarkable blend of classical piano and Middle Eastern rhythm, Uriel has captured audiences worldwide. His last album, Different Eyes (2023), was selected by the UK's Guardian National Newspaper as one of the 10 best jazz albums of 2023. Over the past decade, Uriel has presented his music to audiences at prestigious festivals and venues around the globe. Notable performances include The Forbidden City Concert Hall (Beijing, CN), CCB (Lisbon, PT), Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club (London, UK), Centro Cultural Kirchner (Buenos Aires, AR), Stanford University (CA, US), Jarasum Jazz Festival (Jarasum, KR), Taichung Jazz Festival (Taichung, TW), Festival Jazz Sous Les Pommiers (Coutances, FR), Festival Eclats d’Email Jazz (Limoges, FR), Nuit de Sud Festival (Venve, FR), Jazz a Cauderan Festival (Bordeaux), Jazz Aux Carrés Festival (Annecy, FR), Limoges Opera House (Limoges, FR), Duc des Lombards (Paris, FR), Bimhuis (Amsterdam, NL) and many others. His commissioned orchestral works include a rhapsody for Jazz Quartet & Orchestra titled White Night and three dialogues for Orchestra and Jazz Quartet that Uriel was commissioned to compose for the Jenaer Philharmonic.
