Last week I had a beautiful conversation with Andrew Read from Jazz In Europe about my music and life. In this interview, I went quite personal and talked about some major life experiences that I’ve had which reflect in the new album, my influences, and inspirations.
𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 👉
https://bit.ly/JazzInEurope_SerenityIsland

thank you Peter Vit, Yossi Zwecker and Sven Scholten for the wonderful photos included in the article 🙏

Some playing and chatting from b͛e͛h͛i͛n͛d͛ ͛t͛h͛e͛ ͛s͛c͛e͛n͛e͛s͛ ͛o͛f͛ ͛m͛a͛k͛i͛n͛g͛ ͛t͛h͛e͛ ͛a͛l͛b͛u͛m͛ – we had so much fun.
Recording the trio was an intense 1.5 days only (!), and it’s amazing how much concentration this took and how exhausting yet satisfying the experience was (as you might see in the next cut I’ll post, yes, some people took a nap during breaks ;))

Recording the cello, voices, keys, and percussion was done later, in a very cool and creative process which I’ll share over the next posts.
You can watch the full Behind The Scenes video here:
🎥➡️ https://bit.ly/SerenityIsland-EPK

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫? 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 – 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐥!

I went outside to nature behind my house, for some fresh air and inspiration after a few days in. Compiled an uplifting playlist with some of my favorite music, to have in my ears while I breathe in 🎶 Check it out here 👉

It’s so important to uplift the spirit with good vibes during this quarantine!
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐠? 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 👇🎧

It’s been two weeks since 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑰𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 was released, and I’m experiencing great pleasure in receiving everyone’s heartwarming responses. Thank you.
I want to take a breather to thank the beautiful humans who took part in this album on its’ various stages:

First and foremost, a huge thank you to the amazing musicians who were in the studio with me, both before and during the recordings –
𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐳𝐲 on the bass, 𝐆𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥 on the drums – having a trio with you guys was a real and absolute pleasure and a meaningful road of beautiful communication.
𝐑𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐈𝐰𝐫𝐲𝐧 on percussion – you just put your magic and make everything sound fantastic, on top of being an inspiration to work with and a wonderful soul.
And my sister 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭 on cello and vocals – you are such a substantial part of my path. Your sensitive ears and heart, warm orchestral string sound and your beautiful voice make my heart melt.

To the crew in the control room –
𝐒𝐡𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐢 𝐆𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐢 on the recording, for building creative sound partitions in the middle of a large classical concert hall, for your ears and personality, and for being a friend. Not enough words to describe.
𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐍𝐢𝐥𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 at 𝐍𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 on the fantastic mix and mastering, Jenny and the rest of the team. It was a unique experience to spend this time with you in Sweden and to have your masterful touch on this music.
To my friend and colleague 𝐆𝐚𝐝𝐢 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧, for bringing your sharp and attentive ears, and an open heart to the control room for the trio recordings, it was so valuable for me to have you there.

To my label, 𝐇𝐲𝐩𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬, it’s refreshing to work with you guys, and I’m happy to be part of a label run by musicians that I sincerely appreciate.

A hearty thanks to my friends 𝐈𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 and 𝐘𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐯 𝐆𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐲 for being part of the later stages of this project in various ways and just being awesome.

And to 𝐒𝐡𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐱 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢, who created the Behind The Scenes EPK video, you guys are geniuses.

Anyone reading this post still hasn’t listened to the album? You can stream it on all platforms, and also order your physical copy (it comes with a bird)
Much love to you all, stay safe X

Shlomy X Morchi A Cello Symphony Nilento Studio Hypnote Records Daniel Ashkenazy Gal Petel Shlomi Gvili העוגן אולפן הקלטות – Ogen Studio Idan Wallish Yogev Gabay Shlomy Reuven Amaury Faye Giuseppe Millaci Gadi Stern Rony Iwryn

I met my friend Kevork Mourad through the mysterious creative network of Facebook, and we have been sharing art and thoughts for a while – him from NYC, I from Tel Aviv. The art that he makes always finds me in a very sensitive place, and I am pulled in to his storytelling and unique expression with awe.
Kevork chose to take the piece I Believe In Magic from my album and create his own take on it, resulting in this beautiful piece of art. I share it and hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
❤️

Kevork Mourad Hypnote Records

Saturday morning lock-down greetings ya’ll, sending some cheerful vibes your way!
I wanna share with you guys an uplifting tune from my new album, it’s called ‘Kerem’ – which in Hebrew is a vineyard. Some outdoor reminiscence!

🎶🎧https://open.spotify.com/track/5mwqbvGL6CF57gqJRQXSz9?si=wN2fFmf3QF6rRDUhbl3rqA

Stay safe!

a shout-out to Daniel Ashkenazy and Gal Petel who play amazingly on this track and the rest of the album. Love to you guys 🙌

At times like these, I am grateful for the eternity of nature, and for the availability of human connection regardless of circumstances. I am grateful for the possibility of creating, sharing, and uplifting. The sound of ocean waves and open spaces are there, waiting.
🎥Serenity Island ➡️ https://bit.ly/SerenityIsland-EPK
📀Stream ➡️ www.nupharfey.com

I started this decade in Madrid where I’d just moved, eating grapes at midnight at Plaza Mayor (local tradition I still don’t know the story behind) with a bunch of new friends. Since then I got to live in a few other countries, meet countless of extremely cool humans and making wonderful music. It’s only so natural to end this decade with the flu (not) and a bunch of old friends drinking wine (still grapes, different state) and perhaps forgetting some of the interesting things I’ve learned about life so there’s room for some new tunes.
Much to look forward to for me in 2020, with a new album coming out just around the corner (spoiler alert) and many more adventures I hope.
MAY WE HAVE A BLESSED 2020 AND A WHOLE LOT OF GOOD MUSIC AND GOOD VIBES. HAPPY NEW YEAR! 😄🍷

Happy to be playing 7 concerts with the NKO and inspiring trombonist Nils Landgren starting tomorrow. Beautiful music, funny company! 🎶😆
Nils Landgren

Happy Friday! Sharing some 🎶 from my home practice spot trying out phrases for a new piece. It is literally gazillion degress out, way to hot to go to the studio 🙈 BUT I was thinking it will be cool to share vids on Fridays with you dear folks from interesting unexpected locations. Got any suggestions? Please share with me in the comments 🎹😎❤