Roni Ben-Hur Quartet at Jazz at Kitano

Jazz guitarist Roni Ben-Hur has earned a sterling reputation as a musician and educator, renowned for his golden tone, improvisational brilliance, compositional lyricism and ability to charm peers, students and listeners alike. Eminent jazz critic Gary Giddins wrote in the Village Voice: A limber and inventive guitarist, Ben-Hur keeps the modernist flame alive and pure, with a low flame burning in every note... [Hes] a guitarist who knows the changes and his own mind. Roni born in Israel in 1962 but a longtime American citizen, based in New York City has recorded a dozen albums as leader or co-leader, with The New York Times praising his crisp, fluid style and Time Out New York calling him a formidable and consummately lyrical guitarist. ...

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Jazz guitarist Roni Ben-Hur has earned a sterling reputation as a musician and educator, renowned for his golden tone, improvisational brilliance, compositional lyricism and ability to charm peers, students and listeners alike. Eminent jazz critic Gary Giddins wrote in the Village Voice: A limber and inventive guitarist, Ben-Hur keeps the modernist flame alive and pure, with a low flame burning in every note... [Hes] a guitarist who knows the changes and his own mind. Roni born in Israel in 1962 but a longtime American citizen, based in New York City has recorded a dozen albums as leader or co-leader, with The New York Times praising his crisp, fluid style and Time Out New York calling him a formidable and consummately lyrical guitarist.
Roni Ben-Hur - Guitar
Steve Wilson Sax/Flute
Santi Debriano - Bass
Vince Cherico - D

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