ZIV RAVITZ

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“It’s hard to define what jazz is these days,” Ziv Ravitz says. “In the end, it’s the spirit of everything being possible.” A drummer of fervent energy and inventive interplay, Ravitz freely blends elements of jazz, world music, avant-garde, and rock. His complex, fluid grooves and shifting textures conjure the sound of multi-percussionists wielding an endless sonic palette.

Growing up in Israel, Ravitz began playing professionally at age thirteen in his hometown of Be’er-Sheva and in Tel Aviv. “I saved up money since I was twelve to go to Berklee,” he recalls. After graduating from the school in 2004 with a degree in jazz composition, Ravitz relocated to the epicenter of progressive jazz, Brooklyn. He soon toured the world and recorded with the Lee Konitz Quartet.

In addition to his ongoing six-year seat in pianist Shai Maestro’s trio, Ravitz has performed with Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mark Turner, Yaron Herman, Omer Avital, Omer Klein,
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ZIV RAVITZ Images From Home album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
Images From Home
Fusion 2009
ZIV RAVITZ Louis album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
Louis
Fusion 2009
ZIV RAVITZ No Man Is An Island album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
No Man Is An Island
Fusion 2019

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Ziv Ravitz & Lionel Loueke : Within This Stone
Fusion 2022

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