Tal Yahalom - guitars & compositions
Ledah Finck - violin
Daniel Hass - cello
David Leon - woodwinds
Rogerio Boccato - percussion
Featuring a unique instrumentation of guitar, violin, cello, woodwinds and percussion set, ‘Mirror Image’ plays as both a tightly knit chamber ensemble and an explorative, versatile jazz band. With members equally versed in performance, composition and improvisation, the quintet shape-shifts through a wide palette of timbres, roles and orchestrations, creating a sound completely its own.
“… it’s the shape and the trajectory of the guitarist’s work that always impresses… music that has emerged out of a highly personal vision and it’s all the stronger for its avoidance of easy critical categorization.” – Brian Morton, Downbeat Magazine
The band presents a wide repertoire of original compositions inspired by contemporary jazz, romantic classical music, and various groove-based traditions from around the world. Aiming to create meditative and reflective spaces for both performers and audience members, the music moves between through-composed sections and rich arrangements to diverse creative zones of improvisation and interplay.
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TAL YAHALOM
Tal Yahalom is an award-winning guitarist, composer and educator based in Brooklyn, New York since 2014. Described as “among the most uniquely gifted guitarists on the NYC improv scene” (NYC Jazz Record) and “one of the most impressive jazz players of his generation” (Bill Kirchner), he is committed to creating engaging storytelling, thoughtful interplay, and unique sonic environments that go beyond the traditional functions of the guitar.
He has taken the stage as a semifinalist at the 2019 Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Guitar Competition, earned 1st place at the 2015 Detroit Jazz Festival National Guitar Competition, 3rd place at the 2016 Montreux Jazz Festival International Guitar Competition, and received an AICF scholarship award of excellence in 2014-2015.
As a leader, Yahalom released “Mirror Image” in March 2025 on Adhyâropa Records - the debut album of an adventurous chamber-jazz quintet featuring guitar, violin, cello, woodwinds and percussion.
In June 2023 ,Tal released ‘Solo Standards’ - an ambitious and creative take on classic jazz repertoire, arranged to showcase the guitar as a multi-dimensional instrument that holds several roles simultaneously through innovative techniques and textures.
In addition he has released 3 Solo Guitar EPs to date, performed at acclaimed international festivals and venues such as Jerusalem Jazz Festival, Jazz Werkstatt Bern, The Jazz Gallery, Roulette Intermedium, National Sawdust, Tranzac Club (CA), Vortex Jazz Club (UK), Loft (DE), The Jazz Bar Edinburgh (UK), unTUBO (IT), Teatro CajaGranada (ES), and Beit Haamudim (ISR), received praise from publications such as The New York Times, Downbeat Magazine, All About Jazz, NYC Jazz Record, and the Vancouver Sun (CA), and frequently collaborates on stylistically diverse projects in New York’s creative music scene, led by musicians such as Adam O’Farrill, David Leon, Danielle Wertz, Lex Korten and Jacob Jolliff.
SPONSORSHIP
The Jazz Gallery is a not-for-profit arts organization presenting emerging artists who challenge convention, take creative risks, and lead their field as performers, composers and thinkers. We provide a platform for artists to discover their unique voice and a home for established musicians to continue to experiment and grow. At The Jazz Gallery, artists and audiences come together from around the world to explore new creative ideas, collaborate and celebrate jazz as a dynamic art form that reflects our ever-changing world.
We rely on the generosity of our members and community to keep the music playing, thank you for your continued and much appreciated support! If you would like to sponsor a Livestream Concert, please use the links above or be in touch with our Executive Director, Janet Luhrs, here.