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Shai Maestro (born February 5, 1987)[1] is an Israeli jazz pianist.

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Shai Maestro
Background information
Born	(1987-02-05) February 5, 1987 (age 35)
Origin	Israel
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, bandleader
Instrument(s)	Piano
Labels	ECM, Sound Surveyor, Laborie
Website	shaimaestro.com

Biography

Shai Maestro began playing classical piano aged five and graduated from the Thelma Yellin High School of Performing Arts in Givataim, Israel. After winning the National Jazz Ensembles Competition Jazz Signs in 2002 and 2003 and receiving scholarships (2004 to 2010) from the America-Israel Cultural Fund for jazz piano, he attended Berklee College of Music's Five-Week Summer Performance Program in Boston, where he was awarded a scholarship to attend Berklee, an offer he declined.

A few weeks later, bassist Avishai Cohen invited him to join his trio with drummer Mark Guiliana. He recorded four albums with the Avishai Cohen Trio, including two for Blue Note: Gently Disturbed (2008), Sensitive Hours (2008), Aurora (2009), and Seven Seas (2011). He toured with the trio.

In July 2010, Maestro formed a trio and recorded Shai Maestro Trio for the French label Laborie Jazz. The trio toured around the world, playing up to 80 concerts a year and sharing stages with groups led by Chick Corea, Tigran Hamasyan, Esperanza Spalding, and Diana Krall. In 2012, the trio released their second album, The Road to Ithaca, for Laborie Jazz. This was followed by Untold Stories (2015) and The Stone Skipper (2016). The albums were praised by DownBeat magazine, NPR, BBC, and WBGO's The Checkout.^{[citation needed]} He recorded The Dream Thief (ECM) with Ofri Nehemya on drums and Jorge Roeder on bass. The album was recorded at Lugano's Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI in April 2018 and was produced by Manfred Eicher. Besides his trio, he contributed to an album by vocalist Theo Bleckmann.

Discography

As leader

Year recorded	Year released	Title	Label	Notes
2012	2012	Shai Maestro Trio	Laborie	Trio, with Jorge Roeder (bass), Ziv Ravitz (drums)
2013		The Road to Ithaca	Laborie	Trio
	2015	Untold Stories	Motema	Trio, with Jorge Roeder (bass), Ziv Ravitz (drums)[2]
	2016	The Stone Skipper	Sound Surveyor	Most tracks trio, with Jorge Roeder (bass), Ziv Ravitz (drums); some tracks with guests: Gretchen Parlato, Neli Andreeva, Kalnina Andreeva, Theo Bleckmann, Mika Ravitz (vocals)[3]
2018	2018	The Dream Thief	ECM	Trio, with Jorge Roeder (bass), Ofri Nehemya (drums)[4]
2020	2021	Human	ECM	Quartet, with Philip Dizack (trumpet), Jorge Roeder (bass), Ofri Nehemya (drums)[5]

As sideman

• Gently Disturbed – Avishai Cohen (2008)
• Aurora – Avishai Cohen (2009)
• Seven Seas – Avishai Cohen (2011)
• Like a Great River – Oded Tzur (2015)
• Translator's Note – Oded Tzur (2017)

References

External links

• Official website

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Shai Maestro (* 5. Februar 1987) ist ein israelischer Pianist, Komponist und Arrangeur des Modern Jazz. Erste Bekanntheit erlangte er durch die Zusammenarbeit mit Avishai Cohen.[1]

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