For the past 12 years, The New Orleans Function Jazz Band has been committed to bringing the traditions of early Jazz to life – playing hundreds of gigs all across Israel. An offshoot of this activity is the band’s fondness for marrying Israeli music with the traditions of New Orleans, an interest which has in the past spawned collaborations with Israeli musical giants such as Hanan Yovel and Israel Gurion.
In this latest project NOFJB present, together with acclaimed Jazz singer Iris Portugali, a selection of Israeli show-tunes, arranged in the energetic and elating style of the American South.
Tracklist
- Bourbon Street Parade
- ונצואלה
- לי ולך
- כל הכבוד
- שלמה המלך ושלמי הסנדלר
- The Chant
- שיר ערש
- רוזה רוזה
- Basin Streeet Blues
- משיח הזקן
Credits
Iris Portugali :: vocals
Kobi Salomon :: clarinet
Eli Preminger :: trumpet
Arnon de Botton :: trombone
Shimi Gilad :: banjo
Noam Elron :: bass
Yair Zalsman :: drums
Recorded and mixed by Bill Tsur at Bardo Studios.
Art and design by Efrat de Botton