<div dir="ltr"><div>Just back from the third mini-festival of traditional jazz and swing. This year it was just a one evening event, as the club (Ha'Ezor, which means The Area) was not available for the next day.</div><div>Two groups were playing: Koby Solomon's Quartet played a BG tribute. and then Eli and the Chocolate Factory gave its usual programme of jazz standards.</div><div>
For a Goodman tribute, the personnel was rather unusual: clarinet (Koby Solomon), guitar (Hazy Jayirt; since it's a Spanish name, it's pronounced "Hayit"), Ilai (pronounced the way English speakers pronounce "Eli") on double bass and Amit Sielberman on drums. Other than the leader, the others seemed to be in their twenties, although the guitarist might have been a bit older. I have not been as impressed by a guitar player in a long time. The group played the usual BG repertoire - "Flying Home," "Lady Be Good," "Moonglow," "Memories of You," and ended with "Good Bye." The young bassist played several arco solos.</div><div>I have mentioned Eli and the Chocolate Factory so many times, that I won't go into its personnel. The group played traditional standards - "Down by the Riverside," "St. James Infirmary," "Tiger Rag," "When You're Smiling," etc, and one Ellington number - "The Mooch." Eli played cornet rather than his usual trumpet, and sounded great. I had the impression that the band sounded better than the last few times I heard it, and that impression was later confirmed by my friends. The superior sound system contributed to the success of the evening.</div><div>To sum up - a very enjoyable evening. Kudos to Eli, Ms Nava Pasternak and the club for organizing the event.</div><div>Cheers<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>