EDOM IN THE NEWS:

“Ecstatic music for a new generation” – John Zorn
“Raise your fist. Now extend your index finger and pinky. This album rocks” – Lucid Culture
The group is crisp, vigorous and a ton of fun to listen to, telling a story that could probably only be described as a “rocking odyssey” - Jordan Richardson, Blogcritics.org
“Maoz redefines what ethnocentric world fusion can be from a mean-streets New York City perspective.”– Michael G. Nastos – All Music Guide.
“Maoz’s fearsome foursome wallows in Middle Eastern modes and melodies…and then, just as naturally, melds into sweet melodic wistfulness and exhilarating and blood-curdling Downtown noise…Terrific.” — Jeff Simon, The Buffalo News
“It sucks you up into it's tornado-like tunnel and makes you a part of it! …this gets a MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED & a "EQ" rating of 4.95 – Dick Metcalf / ZZAJ Music Zine
“The mesmerizing guitarist and composer Eyal Maoz and his band Edom play Middle Eastern infected Avant rock” – Stephanie Steiker, The New Yorker

EYAL MAOZ IN THE NEWS:

“There's no doubt Eyal Maoz is in a exclusive club of post-Jimi Hendrix guitarists who include Nels Cline, Hilmar Jensson, Scott Fields, David Torn, and the legendary Terje Rypdal.”– Michael G. Nastos – All Music Guide. September 2009

“A cutting edge guitarist who combines the harmonic lyricism of Bill Frisell with the angst and skronk of Marc Ribot…keep your eyes and ears on this guy” – John Zorn

“Israeli guitarist Eyal Maoz pursues radical Jewish culture with a vengeance!” – Glenn Astarita All About Jazz

“Eyal Maoz's new work with his group Edom, "Hope & Destruction," just continues his work in establishing himself as one of the great guitar heroes in modern jazz…. great chops, real fire and emotion and a blending of the sounds of world music and improvisation.  This guy is for real!“ – Russ Davis, MOJA Radio

“Eyal's guitar work can't really be compared to any other players - it is uniquely his own sound” – Dick Metcalf / ZZAJ Music Zine

“…one of music’s most unspeakably gifted guitarists … the radical composer and guitarist is just in a league all his own.” – Jordan Richardson, Blogcritics.org
“Maoz plays if not as a guitar god, then as one of his prophets with lightning and thunder.”
– Rigobert Dittmann, Bad Alchemy, Germany



ABOUT EYAL MAOZ

Bandleader, solo performer and composer Eyal Maoz leads a number of original music ensembles including Edom, Dimyon, and Crazy Slavic Band. He also co-leads the Maoz-Sirkis Duet, the Maoz-Masaoka Duet (with koto player Miya Masaoka) and Hypercolor (with Lukas Ligeti and James Ilgenfritz), and is a guest member of John Zorn’s Cobra.

Eyal’s ensembles have performed at major music festivals worldwide such as the Montreal International Jazz Festival, NYC 2007 Winter JazzFest, Brooklyn BAM Next Festival, Verizon Jazz Festival, the New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, Florida Music Harvest, The Jewzapalooza Festival in NYC and many more. His music was featured in the movies Keepers Of Eden (by Yoram Porath), Israeli’s Cinema History documentary (by Raphael Nadjari) as well as at the MTV show “Undress.” WNYC/NPR recently interviewed him and dedicated a 90-minute program to his music.

Born in Israel, Eyal started to explore jazz, rock and avant-garde music at an early age. He led the highly celebrated Lemon Juice Quartet which performed regularly at the Red Sea International Jazz Festival, released three original CDs and was heralded for their CD “Peasant Songs,” a raucous version of Bela Bartok and Eric Satie’s music on Piadrum Records.

Eyal’s collaboration with long-time childhood friend and in-demand UK drummer Asaf Sirkis, has resulted in two duo CDs; the most recent “Elementary Dialogues” was released in June 2009 by Ayler Records (France).

His Jewish music acoustic ensemble, Dimyon, has earned critical acclaim after performances in Israel and Italy. After a successful guitar solo tour in Austria, Eyal recently completed a guitar tour in China, playing solo as well as performing with local musicians from straight-ahead jazz aficionados to extreme avant-garde noisemakers.

“Hope and Destruction,” his second CD on Tzadik Records with his ensemble “Edom” will be released this fall. The group’s debut CD, featuring Maoz with John Medeski, Shanir Blumenkranz and Ben Perowsky, earned wide acclaim for its soulful, hard-rocking “ecstatic” music.



GUITAR AND COMPOSITION LESSONS WITH EYAL MAOZ.


20 year teaching experience.

Berklee graduate Cum Laude.

Beginners, intermediate, advanced and professional students accepted.

Location: downtown Manhattan.

Rate: Lessons are $40/45 minutes; $50/hour, or $30/30 minutes. It is a very affordable rate considering the level offered.

Contact Eyal Maoz at 212 477 3338 or email eyalmaoz@hotmail.com


► Eyal is a faculty member in three music conservatories.