ziv taubenfeld
bass clarinetist
composer
about
Ziv Taubenfeld, born in Karmiel, Israel in February 1986, started playing the clarinet at age 11 as part of the school orchestra and continued with classical music studies at the local conservatory. During that period, following the low sounds, the bass clarinet was added as a second instrument that soon became Ziv's main focus. His interest in improvised music grew bigger after meeting the influential saxophone player Albert Beger, who opened up a path that eventually led to further studies of the bass clarinet with Michael Moore in the Netherlands.
Taubenfeld's new group - FULL SUN - searches for a space that is timeless, a place where sounds talk of primitive existence. Following their debut performance at the Bimhuis, Amsterdam, they are now working towards future concerts at major venues and festivals across Europe.
A former member of the Michael Moore Pool, Ziv currently leads Bones, a trio that is dedicated to his own compositions, and the new group mentioned above (FULL SUN), as well as being a member of Kuhn Fu, Plots and Xavier Pamplona Ensemble. Other recent collaborations include Han Bennink, Ab Baars, Guus Janssen and Luis Vicente among others.
In 2016 Ziv was offered a Carte Blanche at the Bimhuis in Amsterdam, and shortly after got the invitation to present the music of Bones at the North Sea Jazz Festival in July 2017. The third album of Bones- Reptiles- will be released in fall 2019 on NoBusiness Records.
CONCERT DATES
Coming Concerts:
17/8/19 w/ Nadav Mazel Raanana Loft, IL
20/8/19 Shay Hazan's Good Morning Universe @ Beit Reuven, Tel Aviv, IL
30/8/19 Kuhn Fu + John Dikeman @ Zomer Jazz Fiets Tour Prologue. Groningen, NL
31/8/19 Full Sun @ ZJFT Festival, Groningen, NL
31/8/19 Kuhn Fu@ ZJFT Festival, Groningen, NL
3/9/19 Vasil Hadjigrudevs gang @ Sofia, BGR
9/10/19 globe improv meeting@ Punctum, Prague, CZ
10/10/19 Full Sun @ Jazz Goes To Town Festival, Hradec Králové, CZ
11/10/19 w/ Michael Moore @ JGTT Festival, Hradec Králové, CZ
12/10 Kuhn Fu @ Igel, Waidhofen, GER
15/10/19 Kuhn Fu @ Cafe Glocksee, Hannover, GER
16/10/19 Kuhn Fu @ Jazzclub, Augsburg, GER
17/10/19 Kuhn Fu @ Dieselstrasse, Esslingen, GER
18/10/19 Kuhn Fu @ Festival Omezis, Strasbourg, FR
19/10/19 Kuhn Fu @ JIM, Mainz, GER
13/11/10 Owlman @ Zaal 100, Amsterdam, NL
14/11/19 w/ Ilya Ziblat @ Studio Loos, Den Haag, NL
18/11/19 Full Sun @ Hot club, Gent, Belgium
19/11/19 Full Sun @ Jazz Meile, Jena, GER
21/11/19 Full Sun @ De Ruimte, Amsterdam, NL
Past Concerts:
8.4.18 BONES Zaandam, NL Jazz Inverdan (church)
9.4.18 BONES Amsterdam, NL Pintotonics n+1
10.4.18 BONES Zutphen, NL Luxor
15.4.18 BONES Cluj, RO Atelier Cafe
17.4.18 BONES Bistrita, RO CBS
24.4.18 Clarinets w/ Michael Moore, Ab Baars, Romano Pretesi Amserdam, NL Zaal100
1.5.18 Quintet w/ Ada Rave, Henk Zwerver, Uldis Vitols, George Hadow Amsterdam, NL Zaal100
3-17.5.18 Kuhn Fu tour in France and Spain
2.6.18 Xavier Pamplona Septet @ Splendor (live recording), Amsterdam, NL
14/6/18 Doek Festival - Michael Moore's Low, Slow and Wobbly @ Splendor, NL
17/6/18 Doek Festival - the music of Eric Dolphy w/ Kaja Draksler, Michael Moore, Ab Baars, Hugo Antunes, Uldis Vitols and Frank Rosaly
16/8/18 Plots @ Pletterij, Haarlem, NL
25/8/18 Michael Moore's Low, Slow and Wobbly @ Zomer Jazz Fiets Tour, Groningen, NL
26/8/18 Kuhn Fu @ Saalfelden, Austria
10/9/18 ZYFT (w/ Maya Felixbrodt and Henk Zwerver) @ PintoTonics n+1, Amsterdam, NL
19/10/18 Koffee and Ambacht, Rotterdam,NL
20/10/18 Atelier Il Sole In Cantina, Groningen, NL
21/10/18 Aleph book store, Utrecht, NL
28/10/18 trio with Nico Chientaroli (piano) and Frank Rosaly (drums) @ Festival Jazz & So, Zutphen, NL
10/11/18 Kuhn Fu @ Rockit, Groningen, NL
14/6/18 Doek Festival - Michael Moore's Low, Slow and Wobbly @ Splendor, NL
17/6/18 Doek Festival - the music of Eric Dolphy w/ Kaja Draksler, Michael Moore, Ab Baars, Hugo Antunes, Uldis Vitols and Frank Rosaly
16/8/18 Plots @ Pletterij, Haarlem, NL
25/8/18 Michael Moore's Low, Slow and Wobbly @ Zomer Jazz Fiets Tour, Groningen, NL
26/8/18 Kuhn Fu @ Saalfelden, Austria
10/9/18 ZYFT (w/ Maya Felixbrodt and Henk Zwerver) @ PintoTonics n+1, Amsterdam, NL
19/10/18 Duo with Luis Vicente (trumpet) @ Koffee and Ambacht, Rotterdam,NL
20/10/18 Duo with Luis Vicente (trumpet) @ Atelier Il Sole In Cantina, Groningen, NL
21/10/18 Duo with Luis Vicente (trumpet) @ Aleph book store, Utrecht, NL
28/10/18 trio with Nico Chientaroli (piano) and Frank Rosaly (drums) @ Festival Jazz & So, Zutphen, NL
10/11/18 Kuhn Fu @ Rockit, Groningen, NL
2/2/18 W/ Henk Zwerver (guitar), Uldis Vitols (double bass) and George Hadow (drums) @ De Ruimte, Amsterdam, NL
9/12/18 Kuhn Fu @ Musik Bunker, Aachen, GER
6/1/19 FULL SUN @ Pletterij, Haarlem, NL
9/1/19 FULL SUN @ Bimhuis, Amsterdam, NL
19/1/19 Trio with Frank van Bommel and Wim Janssen @ IJzerstaven, Amsterdam, Nl
22/1/19 w/ Wilbert De Joode (double bass), Raoul van der Weide (double bass), Uldis Vitols (double bass), Jasper Stadhouders (elecric bass) @ zaal 100, Amsterdam, NL
1/2/19 Kuhn Fu @ kunstwerk, Ulm, GER
2/2/19 Kuhn Fu @ Jazz Club, Regensberg, GER
24/2/19 Plots @ Plofhuis, Weesp, NL
18/3/19 Duo with Onno Govaert @ Nausicaa, Amsterdam, NL
23/3/19 Kuhn Fu @ Atelier Il Sole In Cantina, Groningen, NL
28/3/19 Team Orkestra @ De Ruimte, Amsterdam, NL
3/4/19 Kuhn Fu @ Quasimodo, Berlin, GER
4/4/19 Kuhn Fu @ Divadlo 29, Pardubice, CZ
5/4/19 Kuhn Fu @ Opus Jazz Club, Budapest, HU
6/4/19 Kuhn Fu @ Jazz Cerkno, Cerkno, SL
25/4/19 Kuhn Fu @ Bimhuis, Amsterdam, NL
26/4/19 Kuhn Fu @ Red Horn District, Meinberg, GER
9/5/19 Kuhn Fu @ Bix, Stuttgart, GER
10/5/19 Kuhn Fu @ Tor9, Bremen, GER
30/5/19 Poker @ De Ruimte, Amsterdam, NL
4/6/19 w/ Marcos Baggiani, Thomas Johannsen, Miguel Petruccelli, Paul Pallessen @ Zaal100, Amsterdam, NL
6/6/19 Xavier Pamplona Ensemble @ Bimhuis, Amsterdam, NL
21/6/19 ZYFT @ Neeritter, NL
22/6/19 Open Atelier - open line-up @ Raoul and Wim, Amsterdam, NL
30/6/19 ZYFT @ Roze Tanker, Amsterdam, NL
GROUPS
FULL SUN
Full Sun is based on Amsterdam´s extended creative music community. Its sound flies above the musicians, telling stories of ancient Natufians and modern culture beings.
Compositionally speaking, the ensemble uses graphic scores translated into melodies, conduction, primitive grooves and dedications to influential jazz artist (John Tchicai, Jemeel Moondoc, Sunny Murray) to create a space where this unique line-up can celebrate sound.
Michael Moore- saxophone, clarinet
Luis Vicente- trumpet
Joost Buis- trombone
Ziv Taubenfeld- bass clarinet. composition
Nico Chientaroli- piano
Shay Hazan- double bass
Onno Govaert- drums
This trio is an acoustic unit that is dedicated to Ziv's compositional vision. Characterized by it's wide dynamic range and extended use of space the trio is often associated with chamber music. Each composition deals with a specific area ranging from visual art and graphic notation to human feelings.
The band has toured the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Israel, Romania and Portugal.
It's first 2 albums are out on Leo Records and the third one, Reptiles, will be out in 2019 on NoBusiness Records.
Ziv Taubenfeld- bass clarinet
Shay Hazan- double bass
Nir Sabag- drums
Kuhn Fu is dedicated to Christian Kuhn's strange take on composition and improvisation. Songs can shift direction many times within a short section and without noticing you are in a digging voodoo groove that lasts forever. Together we tour in our van Gunter, the group works together since 2013. Our third album, Chian The Snake, comes out on Bethold Records Spring 2019.
Christian Kuhn- guitar
Esat Ekincioglu- double bass
George Hadow- drums
Ziv Taubenfeld- bass clarinet
PLOTS
This quartet has a very strong, instant composing, song-like way of improvising.
Interaction and expression of thoughts are the core of this band and while each idea can shape the story line and change the course of the improvisation, colors and contrasts always influence the sound of the group. Plots is known for its many rehearsals and very limited amount of concerts.
Joost Buis- trombone
Ziv Taubenfeld- bass clarinet
Frank van Bommel- piano
Wim Janssen- drums
XAVIER PAMPLONA ENSEMBLE
XPE led by Raoul van der Weide is an Amsterdam based septet that plays the music of Dutch composers (including Guus Janssen, Paul Termos, Bert Koppelaar and RvdW among others) with an original twist and a healthy dose of improvisation.
Raoul van der Weide- double bass
Marta Warelis- piano
George Hadow- drums
Michael Moore- clarinet
Giuseppe Doronzo- baritone saxophone
Alistair Payne- trumpet
Ziv Taubenfeld- bass clarinet
discography
Bones- 2015 (Leo Records) purchase
Kuhn Fu, Kuhnstantinopolis- 2015 (Cantina Records)
Bones, Haberdashry- 2017 (Leo Records) purchase
Kuhn Fu, Kuhnspiracy- 2017 (Unit Records) purchase
Zwerv Live ( with Henk Zwerver- guitar, Luis Vicente- trumpet, Raoul van der Weide- double bass, Geroge Hadow- drums)- 2017 (Creative Sources)
October Meeting, live at the Bimhuis- 2017 (Bim Records)
Zwerv, music of any moment (with Henk Zwerver- guitar, Luis Vicente- trumpet, Salvoandrea Lucifora- trombone, Nico Chientaroli- piano, Raoul van der Weide- double bass, Geroge Hadow- drums)- 2018 (Creative Sources)