Music
Music
Lior Paz
Musician
Lior was born in Haifa, 1979, into a family of musicians, where music, mainly classical, was an integral part of day-to-day life.
Since childhood he has been attracted to wind instruments. At the age of 13 he began playing the saxophone, which became his main instrument and passion in life. That was when he discovered the wonderful world of Jazz, influenced by Charlie Mingus, Wayne Shorter and Thelonious Monk.
Lior's love for the stage and the unpredictable magic of live musical performances began in his early 20's. He played with several Jazz groups in venues and Jazz festivals around Israel. Since then he has been performing and recording with different groups playing Jazz, Funk, African music, and Rock 'n' Roll.
In the last years he's been performing on Budapest's stages, released a 7" vinyl with Tramp Records, several music videos and a web album, collaborated with International artists, and represented Israel in the Memphis International Blues Challange.
Lior is a Member of Acum - the Israeli Music and Literary Rights Society.
Jazz
Blue Skylight - Mingus Tribute,
a tribute to the unique music of the great jazz double-bass player and composer, Charlie Mingus.
Led by the late Udi Kazmirsky, the group performed in jazz festivals and venues around Israel including the Shablul (Tel Aviv), Martef 10 (Haifa), and the Shuni Fortress Jazz festival.
Udi Kazmirsky - double-bass, Dan Cahn - piano, Dror Bar-Israel - tenor saxophone, Lior Paz - alto saxophone, Uri Onn - trumpet, Amit Lorber - drums.
Shuni Fortress Jazz Festival 2005
Four Brothers,
a special combo Influenced by the Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker. Composed of two brass instruments, trumpet and saxophone, double-bass and drums, the group has a unique spacious sound derived from the lack of an harmonic insturment (no piano or guitar).
Lior Paz - tenor saxophone, Uri Onn - trumpet, Udi Kazmirsky - double-bass, Amit Lorber - drums
4 Play,
a lively jazz sextet with Ein-Hod and Haifa based musicians. The group played both jazz standards and Jazz versions of Israeli songs.
Noa Lamberski - Vocals, David Adda - Keyboard, Lior Paz - Saxophone, Yonatan Bar Rashi - percussion, Omer Ben Asher - Drums, Ilya Ziblat Shai - Double Bass
August Sextet
August started as the Ein-Hod's Argentinian restaurant, Doña Rosa's, resident jazz quartet. After 2 years of great Friday nights in the village, the band expanded to a sextet and "left the nest" to preform around Israel's best music clubs.
The sextet played both original and modern jazz standards infused with African rhythms and scales.
Lior Paz - tenor saxophone, Daniel Aharonson - trumpet, Ofir Tal - keyboards, Gabi Guelman - double-bass, Adam Guelman - guitar, Tom Dayan - drums.
Funk
Dokkerman and the Turkying Fellaz,
an Hungarian Afro-Funk, 10 piece band, based in Budapest. The band has been performing in Budapest's best venues such as the A38 Club, Kuplung, Gozsdu Manó Klub and more.
The band released a 7" vinyl at Tramp Records, A web album at Budabeats and several music videos.
Falanga,
a fully improvisational quartet creating groovy jazzy electronic sound enhanced by vinyl scratches and samples.
Lior Paz - tennor saxophone+effects, David Adda - keyboards, DJ Todres (The Apples) - turntables, Amit Lorber - drums.
Rock 'n' Roll
Kostiza Band
The Kostiza Band has been playing at the famous downtown Haifa restaurant Maayan-HaBira since 2003, when it was founded by David Adda (Keyboards), Yonatan Bar Rashi (Drums & Vocals) and Lior Paz (Saxophone). During the years the cast has multiplied: adding Roy Spungin (Harmonica), Rony Kotliar (Guitar), Etan Nechin (Bass), and Yossi Elbaz (Vocals) to the band.
Kostiza, aka The Blues Angels, won the Israeli Blues Foundation prize in 2014 and represented Israel at the Memphis International Blues Competition in January 2014.
African music
Formed by Ethiopian singer-songwriter Dege Feder, Lela plays original and traditional Ethiopian songs, using both western and traditional instruments.
This creates a fusion of music that is fun, danceable and an interesting experience to the listeners and band members alike.
Lela plays an important role as it integrates the Ethiopian music and culture into the modern Israeli culture by performing in both high end music venues and festivals, as well as in community centers around the country.
Dege Feder - voice, Tal Feder - bass, Lior Paz - tenor saxophone, Yftach Kadan - guitar, Dejen Manchilot - masinko, Elad Neeman - percussion.
Lela
Africry Project
Led by Lior Paz, this project is an instrumental collaboration of different artists:
3-4 musicians meet, sometimes for the first time, and experiment in mixtures of jazz and African music.
Some of the live sessions can be heard on Thursday nights at the magical Venya Bistro in downtown Haifa.
Collaborations
Amir Buchbinder - 4 Directions Project CD & Book,
an Israeli Ein-Hod based musician and poet working on his new album.
Lior recorded electric bass and Kashashi (shaker) for the album.
Amir's Indigogo project.
Dan Cahn,
one of Israel's leading composer, arranger and Jazz pianists.
Lior performed with Dan's quartet playing the music from his latest album Toreador.
Onili
Nili Ohayon, stage name Onili, is an Israeli singer-songwriter, performer, video artist, and the head of the label and brand Onili.
Lior performed with Onili in several concerts around Israel.
Makom Ligdol (מקום לגדול),
a children's music album by Makom Ligdol, a unique kindergarden in Kefar Sirkin, Israel. Lior recorded along with Avraham Tal, Onili, and the kindergarden staff and children in this innocent and authentic project.
Boombamela Theme Song 2005
The song "Poteach Et Hayam" by Rafael Emanuel Ran, was the official theme song of Boombamela Festival 2005.
Lior played the tenor saxophone in this production.
