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Yonatan Riklis Yonatan (* 1986 in Tel Aviv) is a 2011 BFA honorable graduate of the New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music. He started playing the piano at the age of ten at the prestigious Tel Aviv Music Conservatory and from an early age has performed all over Israel. He successfully graduated from the conservatory and from the Thelma-Yellin High School for Arts in the jazz department under the instruction of the late great Israeli jazz master Amit Golan.   At the age of 21 Yonatan moved to New York City/USA for his academic jazz studies, studying at the New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music under the instruction of jazz giants such as Junior Mance, Billy Harper, Reggie Workman, Charli Persip, David Schnitter, Hal Galper and many more.   Since he moved to the USA, Yonatan has had the honor of playing with jazz masters such as Jimmy Heath, Don Hahn, Ned Goold, John Mosca, the late great Frank Wess, Warren Vache and many others at the various venues around New York City such as Dizzy’s Coca Cola Club, Symphony Space, The Iridium, Fat Cat, Smoke, Smalls, Garage and more.   In 2010 he won the 1st prize scholarship from the 'Eubie Blake Foundation'. In 2012, Yonatan toured Israel with the legendary jazz giants – drummer Victor Lewis and saxophonist Jesse Davis as part of the renowned 'Hot Jazz' concert series in Israel.   from hotjazz.co.il

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Inspired GleAM Records AM7030 recorded June 2023 in Tel Aviv/Israel

Ron Magril, guitar Yonatan Riklis, Hammond organ Ofri Nehemya, drums

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