Release Date: January 3rd, 2025
Pianist/Composer Kobi Arad to release new recording “Warping”
“Kobi Arad is as a contemporary Bach & Mozart in one” — Huffington Post
About the Recording
Warping is a groundbreaking Jazz album that explores higher realms of reality, according to the Kabbalistic four levels of Torah interpretation—Pshat, Remez, Drash, and Sod—by warping melodic and harmonic structures through time and space, inviting listeners into a hyperdimensional soundscape where music expands and transforms, all while honouring the improvisational essence of Jazz.
About Kobi Arad
A multi talented and multiple award-winning artist – Kobi Arad is one of the most prominent, prolific and versatile pianists-composers-producers emerging from Israel. A Grammy Award voting member, he is the first musician to ever receive Doctorate in field of ‘Third Stream’ from New England Conservatory of Music, Boston — with 20+ self-titled CD’s presently available in amazon.
Having collaborated with many great artists such as Roy Ayers, Cindy Blackman and Jack DeJohnette, Arad also worked with Stevie Wonder (who shows interest in using one of Kobi’s songs for his daughter Aisha’s upcoming album). Kobi’s Soulful style spans and brings together Classical Modern, Jazz and Neo-Soul. Kobi Lives, Composes and Performs in NYC.
In New York City, Arad has performed with ‘Kobi Arad Band’ in Blue Note NYC, Jazz Lincoln Center, Knitting Factory, Sugar Bar, Tonic, Cutting Room and additional leading veneues. He is also the first musician to ever receive a Doctorate in the field of contemporary improvisation and Third Stream. His albums, which include ‘Innovations,’ ‘Neun Kleine Stucke Fur Elektronische Orchester’ and ‘Ancient Novice’ all exemplify diversity of style, deep musical integrity as well as notable musicianship.
Line up:
Kobi Arad – piano
Lonnie Plaxico – bass
Raymond McNaught – drums
Tracklist:
Resonate
Warp
Shift
Weave
Pa-pa-pa-para
Unfold
Snappin’ It Good!
Bemsha Swing
Transform