Summer Music Series -  Co-sponsored by AZJHS and Red Rocks Music Festival Present Tamir Hendelman in concert
Sunday, June 11th at 3PM (MST)
Sponsorship Opportunities Available

Whether leading the Tamir Hendelman Trio or as a long-time member of the Jeff Hamilton Trio and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, award-winning pianist-composer Tamir Hendelman is known for his dynamic and sensitive touch, and his imaginative arranging. Tamir Hendelman has toured and recorded with Natalie Cole, Barbra Streisand, Roberta Gambarini, and in duo with Tierney Sutton, in venues from the US to Europe to Japan.

As a youth, he moved from Tel Aviv to Los Angeles, winning Yamaha’s national keyboard competition, performing in Japan and the Kennedy Center, attending Tanglewood in 1998 and receiving a Bachelor of Music Composition from the Eastman School of Music in 1993.

His own latest trio recording, Destinations reached #1 in the US jazz charts and explores his musical influences, while his first recording, Playground features him with John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton with whom he has performed in the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra since 2001.

Tamir Hendelman appears on recordings by Paul McCartney, Michael Buble and Diana Krall. He has performed with Benny Golson, Eddie Henderson, Houston Person, James Moody and Sean Jones and has recorded and arranged for Richard Galliano, Lori Bell, Graham Dechter and Claudio Roditi.