Yair Yona - Official site http://www.yairyona.net The official site of Yair Yona; A Musician, blogger, label manager and slick lover. Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:50:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Two New OutNow Releases http://www.yairyona.net/two-new-outnow-releases/ http://www.yairyona.net/two-new-outnow-releases/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:50:38 +0000 Yair Yona http://www.yairyona.net/?p=354 Hi folks

This is a quick note to update you that we’ve released two new album in our label OutNow Recordings (Reminder: three friends partnered to start a free jazz/improv label).
The two releases are a live show by Albert Beger and Gerry Hemingway (duo of sax-drums) called There’s Nothing Better To Do, and a new album by tenorist Yoni Kretzmer with two double bass players called Weight.
You’re welcome to listen in the following links

 

 

 

]]> http://www.yairyona.net/two-new-outnow-releases//feed 0 New Video http://www.yairyona.net/new-video/ http://www.yairyona.net/new-video/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:25:31 +0000 Yair Yona http://www.yairyona.net/?p=349 Hi folks

We shot a lo-fi video of the title Expatriates from the new album. The music was played and recorded live, with the help of Or Bahir on electric guitar. He also mixed the track. You may notice that it is a longer version then the original. Have fun!

Click here to view the embedded video.

]]> http://www.yairyona.net/new-video//feed 0 New Album Out! http://www.yairyona.net/new-album-out/ http://www.yairyona.net/new-album-out/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:41:19 +0000 Yair Yona http://www.yairyona.net/?p=336 That’s it, the work is done. World Behind Curtains is out today (02/14) and I’m totally excited.
CD/LP/MP are available through me (just send me an email), through Anova Music and Strange Attractors (Israel and rest of the world, respectively)  and through the Amazon’s of the world. Peace.

Thanks and have fun

Yair

]]> http://www.yairyona.net/new-album-out//feed 0 March Shows http://www.yairyona.net/march-shows/ http://www.yairyona.net/march-shows/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:01:10 +0000 Yair Yona http://www.yairyona.net/?p=324 Coming your way this March, two solo shows with the wonderful Matt Baldwin.
Facebook event. (Wait, there’s more – scroll down!)

*** And – my new band Farthest South is playing on March 5th with Matt Baldwin and Haggai Freshtman – special guests. Video art by Ran Slavin. All details here

]]> http://www.yairyona.net/march-shows//feed 0 New Single Out! http://www.yairyona.net/new-single-out/ http://www.yairyona.net/new-single-out/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:21:43 +0000 Yair Yona http://www.yairyona.net/?p=314 Hey folks

I’m thrilled to tell tell you all that a new single It’s Not The Heat (It’s The Humidity) is now out and available for a free download. Click here to get it.
The single is from my new album World Behind Curtains that will be released on February 14th in Israel, US and EU
Download the single.

]]> http://www.yairyona.net/new-single-out//feed 0 Two New Cool Videos http://www.yairyona.net/two-new-cool-videos/ http://www.yairyona.net/two-new-cool-videos/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:43:17 +0000 Yair Yona http://www.yairyona.net/?p=300 Two new videos from a gig in Tel Aviv are now online.
Finally – a great, HD footage with a great sound. I’m pleased!

Click here to view the embedded video.

 

Click here to view the embedded video.

]]> http://www.yairyona.net/two-new-cool-videos//feed 1 RIP Bert Jansch http://www.yairyona.net/rip-bert-jansch/ http://www.yairyona.net/rip-bert-jansch/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:17:41 +0000 Yair Yona http://www.yairyona.net/?p=294 Yesterday the world lost of its greatest musicians, an influential guitarist, songwriter and persona – Bert Jansch.

Bert has been an influence on me for almost ten years. When I first arrived to London, I held a bass guitar and my future was all about playing bass in bands and get psychedelic. When I first heard Bert’s first album, it completley shocked my world in such way, that I almost sold my bass guitar, just to become an acoustic guitar. More about this here.

He was responsible of the path I took in life, of being an acoustic guitar player. Of course, many other had influence on my music, but it was Jansch who started my crash on the guitar in the first place.
In my fantasys, I knew that some day we’ll collaborate musically. Please don’t think I’m arrogant or whatever, just that I truly became such a hardcore fan, that it felt like a meeting between us has got to happen.

But, guess I was wrong. In anyway, god bless you, dear teacher. Rest in peace, and thanks for changing my life.

Yair

]]> http://www.yairyona.net/rip-bert-jansch//feed 0 OutNow Recordings – A New Label http://www.yairyona.net/outnow-recordings-a-new-label/ http://www.yairyona.net/outnow-recordings-a-new-label/#comments Sat, 27 Aug 2011 20:13:49 +0000 Yair Yona http://www.yairyona.net/?p=280 I’m so proud about this.
Ido Bukelman (guitarist) and Yoni Kretzmer (saxophonist), two friends of mine, offered me to join this new record label they wanted to launch – OutNow Recordings.  I said yes.
The label is all about free jazz and avantgarde, but artistically, we’re trying to stay away from the ‘classic’ free jazz sound and style, and find a new definition for these terms, explore new sounds and find out what the term ‘jazz’ really means these days.

The label starts its way with six new releases, which we’re very proud of. You can download the label sampler if you’d join the label’s mailing list, through the website. It’s still under constructions and everything is fairly new, there’s a lot to be done, but we have some great music to offer meanwhile, so please do check us out. Have fun!

]]> http://www.yairyona.net/outnow-recordings-a-new-label//feed 0 Yair Yona 2011 US Tour Dates! http://www.yairyona.net/yair-yona-2011-us-tour-dates/ http://www.yairyona.net/yair-yona-2011-us-tour-dates/#comments Sat, 27 Aug 2011 19:59:21 +0000 Yair Yona http://www.yairyona.net/?p=285 Hi folks

Within a week, I’ll be flying to the US for my first solo US tour. I’m very curious and excited about it.
Among the shows, I’ll play the great Hopescotch festival, and will also participate in a panel earlier that day.

See the full schedule here

]]> http://www.yairyona.net/yair-yona-2011-us-tour-dates//feed 0 Blog Facelift http://www.yairyona.net/blog-facelift/ http://www.yairyona.net/blog-facelift/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:07:31 +0000 Yair Yona http://www.yairyona.net/?p=278 If you haven’t noticed yet, my music blog Small Town Romance looks much better then ever before.
Odelia, who’s taking care of all my websites, did a great job as always and had the blogs redesigned.
what do you think of the change?

Yair

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