I was born in New York City but grew up in Ramat-Gan, Israel.             I began playing bass at age 11 and attended the Thelma Yellin International High School of the Arts. In Israel I performed with some leading jazz and rock artists , composed music for two Israeli television documentaries, and played in the Young Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra.  In 2002, at the age of 19, I moved back to New York, and studied at the New School, City College, and SUNY Purchase.

 

In NY I have performed with groups led by : Andy Bey, Billy Kaye (6 years), Slide Hampton, Roy Hargrove, Harold Maborn, Walter Blanding, Harry Whitaker (2 years), Saul Rubin (3 years), Charlie Persip, Eric wyatt, Ned Goold, Freddie Redd (3 years), Jade Synstelien and the Fat Cat Big Band (5 years), Don Hahn (5 years), Steve Blum (5 years), Jack Glottman, Rafael Delugoff, Danny Zamir, Harold O'neal, Tardo Hammer, Ralph Lalama, Pete Melinverni, Ralph Hamperian, Ray Gallon, Tex Allen, Spike Wilner, Rick Dellarotta (2years), Dave Schnitter, Anat Cohen, Grant Stewart, Benito Gonzalez, Valery Ponomarev, Wade Barns, Anthony Wonsey, Alex Hoffman, Michael Dease, Roy Asaf, Ofer Ganor, Itai Kriss, Kenyatta Beasley, Yonatan Voltzok, Yotam Silberstein, Ofer Landsberg, Gilad Hekselman, Yaala Balin, Shimrit Shoshan, and more...

 

I also played with: Arnie Lawrence, Barry Harris, Frank Wess, Joe Newman, Frank Hewitt, Benny Golson, Jimmy Lovelace, George Braith, Sheila Jordan, Eddie Diehl, Charles Tolliver, Junior Mance, Buddy Terry, Russell Malone, Hugh Brody, Kiane Zawadi, Clifton Anderson, Avishai E. Cohen, Aaron Goldberg, Eli Degibri, Steve Turre, Dave Valentine, Eric Lewis, Joe Magnarelli, Abe Burton, Gerald Hayes, Sasha Perry, John Mosco, Jon Faddis, Joe Ford, Stacy Dillard, Grant Langford, Greg Glassman, Phil Stewart, Alvin Atkinson, Darrel Green, 

Clifford Barbaro, Jimmy Warmworth, Quincy Davis, Montez Coleman, J.D. Allen, Eric Mcphereson, Vince Ector, Bruce Cox, Chris Caroll, Brandon Lewis, Bill Ware, Alan J. Palmer, Aruan Ortiz, Vanderlei Pereira, and more .