Tali Rubinstein (Hebrew: טלי רובינשטיין, born 15 August 1984) is an Israeli American contemporary jazz and classical recorder player, vocalist, composer, and educator. She has been featured as a songwriter and performer on a Latin Grammy winning album,[1] and was listed as an artist on president Barack Obama's favorite songs of 2018.[2][3] She is a pioneer on the instrument and the first recorder player to be well versed in myriad styles of music, performing across the world with classical orchestras,[4] her jazz quartet,[5][6] collaborating frequently with Javier Limón,[7] Paco de Lucía's band,[8] and Brooklyn Raga Massive,[9] among many others.

Tali Rubinstein
Background information
Born (1984-08-15) August 15, 1984 (age 39)
Rishon Letzion, Israel
GenresJazz, jazz fusion, World music, Classical
Occupation(s)Musician, Composer, Teacher
Instrument(s)Recorder, voice
LabelsCasa Limón
Websitewww.talirubinstein.com

Biography edit

Early life edit

Tali grew up in Israel, studying Early music on the recorder with her teacher Bracha Kol (he).[10] She went to the Thelma Yellin High School for the Arts and graduated with honors.[11] When she was 20, she went to Tel Aviv University to study classical music and math, but wasn't sure that was what she wanted to do [10] and decided to take a break. Around this time, she enrolled in the Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music, where she studied jazz and improvisation along with learning more about contemporary music, and this led to her deciding to pursue this fully as a career.[10]

Music career edit

She attended the Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music[12] and later was the first recorder player[13] to study at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.[14][15] After finishing her studies at Berklee in 2014, she was based in Brooklyn, New York, and starred in a YouTube series that documented her life living as a recorder player in NYC.[16]

She released her first single "Falling" as a solo artist in 2018 on Javier Limon's label, Casa Limon Music.[17] In February 2021, she released a duo album called "Cybird" with harpsichord and piano player Apollonio Maeillo.[18]

Other work edit

In 2017, Tali was a special guest on Univision's U-Lab White Sessions, where she was interviewed and performed some of her songs with Alain Mallet, and Nêgah Santos.[19] She also was a featured performer in October at the Sopot Jazz Festival with Greg Osby.[20]

In 2018, Carnegie Hall produced six educational videos with Tali for beginner recorder players.[21]

In 2019, she was featured as part of a SpongeBob SquarePants 2-part Nickelodeon YouTube series for learning how to play some songs on the recorder.[22]

She composed the music for David Trueba's 2020 film, "A este lado del mundo", along with Javier Limón, and Layth Sidiq.[23] She also scored the 2015 short film, "Drifting", by Roee Messinger.

Discography edit

As a leader edit

  • Lullaby (with Noam Shacham, 2012)[11]
  • Tal y Tali (Casa Limón, 2014)[11][24]
  • Cybird (with Apollonio Maiello, 2021)[18]

As a guest edit

With Javier Limón

  • Promesas de Tierra (Casa Limón, 2013)[25][15]
  • Entre 20 Aguas: A La Música De Paco De Lucía (Casa Limón, 2015)[26]
  • Refugio Del Sonido (Casa Limón, 2016)[7]
  • OQ (IMG Artists, 2018)[27]

With Alain Mallet

  • Mutt Slang (ETrain, 2018)
  • Mutt Slang 2 (Origin, 2020)

With David Broza

With Tonina

  • Black Angel (Casa Limón, 2018)[28]

With Wildes Holz

  • Freunde (HOLZ, 2018)

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Tali Rubinstein Brings Israel's music to Manila". issuu. Jewish Times Asia. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ^ Bogen, Amir. "The Israeli musician on Obama's playlist". Ynet. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  3. ^ Velez, Jennifer. "Barack Obama Shares 2018 Music Picks: BJ The Chicago Kid, Courtney Barnett And More". Grammy's.
  4. ^ Yuson, Aya. "Tali Rubinstein: A bridge between Baroque, bebop and beyond". GMA News Online. GMA News. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. ^ Pecqueur, Antoine. "Edito Lettre du Musicien La flûte, l'instrument voyageur". La Lettre Du Musicien. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Una israelí seducirá al Julio Mario Santo Domingo con su flauta dulce". El Tiempo. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b Sanz, Pablo. "Una voz para mañana". El Mundo. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Paco de Lucía Project – 2017 North American Tour". World Music Report. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  9. ^ Beta, Andy. "Indian Raga Group Takes Minimalism to the Max". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  10. ^ a b c Krane, Scott. "A Recorder Without Borders: A Conversation With Musician Tali Rubinstein". Times of Israel. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  11. ^ a b c Feldon, Frances. "An Interview with Jazz Recorder Artist Tali Rubinstein" (PDF). Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Tali Rubinstein". America-Israel Cultural Foundation. AICF. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Tali Rubinstein Biography". All About Jazz.
  14. ^ Parys, Bryan. "Recorder Player Tali Rubinstein on Translating Nostalgia". Berklee. Berklee.edu. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  15. ^ a b "Tali Rubinstein | Berklee College of Music". college.berklee.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  16. ^ Cullen, Spring Marie. "Web Series Wednesday – Tali Jams New York". Starry Mag. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Tali Rubinstein". Casa Limon. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  18. ^ a b "Maiello Rubinstein Duo Debut Album is Out". America Israel Cultural Foundation. aicf.org. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  19. ^ Net, Nuria. "U-Lab White Sessions: Tali Rubinstein". Univision. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  20. ^ Panken, Ted. "Sopot Jazz Fest Promotes Diversity" (PDF). Downbeat. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  21. ^ "Recorder Fundamentals". Carnegie Hall. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  22. ^ ""Ripped Pants" & "Play It Loud" 🎵 How To Play SpongeBob & Loud House Songs Pt 2 | #MusicMonday". NickALive!. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  23. ^ "A este lado del mundo". Temporada Alta. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  24. ^ "Tal y Tali". All About Jazz. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  25. ^ "Promesas de Tierra". Promesas de Tierra. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  26. ^ "Entre 20 Aguas". Discogs. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  27. ^ Šlāpins, Ilmārs. "Original Quartet by Javier Limón "OQ"". Rigas Laiks. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  28. ^ Johnson, Kevin. "President Obama's shout-out gives Tonina a confidence boost helping fuel new album". STL Today. STL Post Dispatch. Retrieved 22 February 2021.