"A Love Supreme: The music of John Coltrrane"

Upon his second week in New-York young Israeli guitarist was heard and approached by jazz bass legend Reggie Workman - known as a member of the original Coltrane Quartet, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and Miles Davis.

This chance meeting resulted in a long mentoring relationship,

 allowing Dekel to learn Coltrane's music in the most direct, authentic way - touring with the bass player who recorded it originally.

Now a mature bandleader in his own right Dekel returns to his first and most important influence - jazz icon John Coltrane, in a year-long tour and album.

This tour gives original interpretations to seminal compositions in jazz history with emphasis on such classics as "Giant Steps", "A Love Supreme" and "Coltrane Plays The Blues".

Coltrane's vital collaborations has a special place in Dekel's heart, and the group will perform selections from his work with Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and Duke Ellington.

Israeli tour dates:

Avram Bar, Jerusalem  8.6.13
17.6.13  Afeka Veteran Hall

Tarbuta Yokne'am 26.6.13

Ashan Ha-zman, Be'er Sheva 27.6.13

Shablul Jazz, Tel-Aviv 30.6.13

Kfar Blum Cultural Center 4.7.13
Nola Socks, Haifa, 12.7.13

Haifa Veteran Hall 27.7.13

Avram Bar, Jerusalem 1.8.13

Shablul Jazz, Tel-Aviv 17.8.13

European Dates will be posted on Juy 1st.

"Bach Electrified" Videos now on our YouTube channel

We'll be posting more and more videos from the "Bach Electrified" tour in the next couple months,
so please subscribe to DekelBor YouTube Channel to stay in touch.

Time Out recommendation

Time-Out Tel-Aviv recommends the Acoustic Solo Debut this saturday as one of the city's highlights for the next 2 weeks.

seating is limited so please pre-order at: 03-6200832

First-ever acoustic solo show 23.3.13

Dekel will perform his solo concert debut at Cafe Bialik - home for Israel's most celebrated singer songwriters.

The evening will be mostly improvised in a manner which can only be described as "real-time composition", and will focus on acoustic guitar, and a performance of a secret guest star..

The intimate nature of the event forces us to limit seating limited to 100 seats, so please pre-order at:
03-6200832

looking forward to seeing you!

Dekel will perform in upcoming documentary

Dekel will perform 3 solo pieces in an upcoming documentary about writer and critic Gabriel Moked, hosted by prof. David Gurevich.

The pieces performed are Bach's Aria from "Goldberg Variations", and original composition and Gershwin's "Someone To Watch Over Me".

Sold Out

"Bach Electrified" tour gala concert tomorrow night is sold out!
We are touched by your support, and looking forward to the last concert of the tour :)

Bach Electrified in Jerusalem

"Bach Electrified" Tour with special guest Alon Bor

"Double-billing with Meshell Ndegeocello at the White City Music Festival was a real highlight of the Bach Electrified Tour, but the most important aspect for me was sharing the stage with my dad for the first time.
We couldnt wait to do it again, and hope to see you at one of the shows."

Sold-Out Coltrane tour!

"Thank you all who came to the Coltrane tribute tour!
we had a blast, and are overwhlmed by your enthusiasm.
We'll resume this tour with 4 more concerts in April and hope to see you"

First acoustic solo tour

Dekel will perform his first solo tour, consisting of 6 concerts, each focusing on a different composer, alongside new original compositions.

Dates will be posted on Dec. 15th

Dekel performs at Hangar 11 festival on Nov. 21st

Dekel performed at Hangar 11's festival in relief for the children of the bombed cities.
Dekel was one of 12 artists of various genres performing for 3,000 kids and teenagers who gathered for a day of relief from the bombings.

Minutes before Dekel went onstage a bus was bombed in the center of Tel-Aviv, to it's victims Dekel dedicated "Song For Peace" - an israeli anthem associated with the murder of Itzhak Rabin.

Time-Out chooses "Coltrane tour" as top-5

Time-Out Magazine chooses the Coltrane tour as one of the week's artistic highlights -
please make sure to reserve your seats :)

"A Love Supreme": the music of John Coltrance

before returning to the international "Bach Electrified" tour Dekel Bor will be playing 3 very special concerts dedicated to the music of jazz legend John Coltrane:

w/ Dor Samocha - contrabss & Ofri Nechemia - Drums

13.11.12 - Shablul Jazz Club - Hangar 13, TLV port
18. 12.12 - Vetern Hall, Jerusalem
25.12.12 - Shablul Jazz Club - Hangar 13, TLV port


"Dekel Bor's evocative live guitar playing...a fresh taste in music "
(John Rockwell, New-York Times)

cover stories...

Dekel's live performances were mentioned in three cover stories in three different major magazines this weekend.
Name all three by the end of the weekend and win two tickets to Dekel's performances at the John Coltrane Memorial Jazz Festival Aug. 30th+31st.

Artist in residence at the 2012 John Coltrane Jazz Festival in Israel

Dekel will be performing as artist in residence at the 2012 John Coltrane Jazz Festival in Israel.

The festival will celebrate the master's Birthday each year in the last 3 days of the summer with 10 headliners in 4 venues across the country performing Coltrane's music.

The tour will climax in a 6-hour marathon of all festival participants perfroming together.

The festival will also feature collaborations from video and visual artists.

Participating artists are Yuval Cohen, Erez Bar-noy, animator Nadav Nevo, The Tel-Aviv Jazz Orchestra and a youth ensemble from Thelma-Yelin High School of Art, among many others.

Dekel will be performing with 4 different settings, playing a different repertoire with each group, as well as sitting in with other bands.

Time-Out choice of the week - Dekel Bor feat. Nir Naaman tour of Israel

***The wed. night show in Ramat Aviv is sold-out - still tickets for the jerusalem and tel-aviv shows

  

"we spent our teenage years listening to obscure jazz tapes together.
since then nir developed an emotional soundworld all his own.

out of all cultural events in Israel this week Time-Out chose to include us in it's recommendations for the week - while i would recommend going to see the exhibition "Metushelach" or the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra playing Verdi's requiem.
still we are honored to be in such company.

i am really looking forward to the shows."

 

Dekel Bor & Alon Bor special duet performance

Dekel will perform three Bach pieces at a special gala event at Chelouch Gallery on July 4th:

The evening will feature two close friends of Dekel's - Dr. David Gurevitz, head of the communications dept. at the Israeli Business College, and legendary poet Raquel Chalfi.

for two pieces Dekel will have the pleasure of his father Alon Bor joining on marimba:

"Preparing for the festival leg of the tour in May my dad and I played three long duo sessions at my parent's house. These sessions have been very intimate and emotional for the both of us.

Right after the festival tour we wanted to continue with a short, intimate duo tour, which will happen sometime next year. till then I'll have to wait for this special one night this July..."

pix by Liat Schnitman

New Album

After a 3-month tour playing Bach Dekel is composing new music for his next album, which will be recorded in NYC in Jan. '13.
The album will find Dekel playing all-original material with 3 of his biggest musical idols.

We will announce album and concert information with this all-star cast shortly...

Festival tour - "Bach Electrified'

Location / Venue	Published	Delete
Mar 20, 2013 8:30 PM	Barcelona, No State Ballou
Oct 20, 2012 8:00 PM	Alcudia, No State Armstrong stage
Oct 11, 2012 6:00 PM	Perpignan, No State Main Hall
Sep 22, 2012 9:00 PM	Helsinki, No State Hall 3
Sep 21, 2012 9:00 PM	Helsinki, No State Hall 3
Sep 9, 2012 9:00 PM

Time-Out close and personal

"it's a great privilege 

to be featured in my favorite section of my favorite cultural magazine.

The rapport between the editor and myself resulted in my most intimate interview yet.

Hope you enjoy"

Dekel Bor, May 2012

White City Music Festival double-bill w. Meshell Ndegeocello

Dekel & the trio packed the hall playing "Bach Electrified" at Music and The White City Festival, double billing with Meshell Ndegeocello.

Dekel shared the stage for the 1st time with his father Alon Bor - principle percussionist for the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra of 40 years, and recipient of the Israeli Cultural Minister's Lifetime-Achievement Award.

The evening also marked Dekel's 33rd B-day' with the entire house singing him happy birthday, and also joining the band's 2nd encore: Bach's "Ave Maria".

"Bach Electrified" w. special guest Alon Bor

"The festival's artistic director asked me if i'd like to have a musical star guest with me...
i said sure - and invited my dad:)

this will be the 1st time we are playing together, and i hope i won't be too excited to play."


Also appearing on the festival's stage are Bobby McFerrin, Steve Hacket, Danilo Perez, Meshell Ndegeocello & The Punch Brohers among many others.

"Bach Electrified" at White City Music Festival - Hangar 11

Dekel is the only Israeli jazz artist selected to participate in the "White City Music Festival" alongside Bobby McFerrin, Steve Hacket, Danilo Perez, The Punch Brothers and The Yellowjackets.


This very special concert will take place on may 3rd, 20:30 at Hangar 11, Tel-Aviv.

Audience pics from "Bach Electrified" in Haifa

Dekel and the band got a very special response at a sold-out concert in Haifa :

"We initially thought this concert will be the last of this incredible journey,
and the audience was just incredible, listening hard and even asking questions!
We thank all of you who emailed us pictures, and we promise to go through them all and post them:) "

New video from tour - Prelude from the "Well tempered-Klavier"!