Gilad Atzmon And The Orient House Ensemble

Gilad Atzmon (Saxes & Clarinet), Frank Harrison (piano), Yaron Stavi (bass), Chris Higginbottom (drums). Gilad Atzmon is a naturalised British Jazz artist and author. Born in Israel in 1963 and trained at the Rubin Academy of Music, Jerusalem (Composition and Jazz).

In 2000 Gilad founded the Orient House Ensemble in London and started re-defining his own roots in the light of his emerging ethical awareness. He found that sound he had been looking for. Over the years Gilad Atzmon's music has moved increasingly toward a cultural hybrid.

As a bandleader and reed specialist, he has been amazing his listeners with his powerful personal style that combines great bebop artistry and Middle-Eastern roots in a sophisticated, sometimes ironic manner.

Influenced by Coltrane's powerful approach on the sax, Gilad's live performances are simply breathtaking and overwhelming. His album Exile was the BBC jazz album of the year.