Opus 1

Personel

Vocals – Harshitha Krishnan Soprano Saxophone – Nerya Zidon Violin – Bengisu Gocke Cello – Emanuel Keller Piano – Yotam Ishay Upright Bass – Younghcae Jeong Percussion – Kan Yanabe Drum Set – Gal Petel All of the music was composed & arranged by Yotam Ishay Mix (Tracks 1 & 3) – Nerya Zidon Mix (Tracks 2 & 4) – Nick Kodonas Recording Engineer (Tracks 1 & 3) – Anthony Nguyen Recording Engineer (Tracks 2 & 4) – Dana Roth, Amir Aharon, Dror Ira Becker Album Artwork – Sharon Renold

Track Listing

The Last Samurai The Country Reminiscing Prelude & Song Variations

Artist Biography

Yotam Ishay is an award-winning composer & improviser, a twice finalist of the International Antonin Dvorak Composition Competition. While studying at Berklee College of Music with a full-tuition scholarship, he has performed and composed for the acclaimed Berklee Indian Ensemble where he collaborated with artists like Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadevan, Javier Limón, and Shreya Ghoshal His compositions have been performed globally.

The band is an eclectic group from all over the world performing music with impressionist harmonies, mixed with melodies and rhythms from the Middle-East & India, and Jazz inspired improvisations.