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Since 2016, Guy has been leading his trio featuring Oren Hardy on bass and Yonatan Rosen on drums. The group maintains a true playground and a laboratory in which various musical languages melt together always with lots of spontaneity, groove, humor, and joie de vivre. Repertoire ranges between Guy’s imaginative originals to re-interpretations of music by Chopin, Beethoven, Mozart Gershwin, the Beatles, the Great Israeli songbook, and beyond. 

The trio’s international appearances include performances in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Switzerland, France, Greece, Spain, Germany, Italy, as well as various cities across the US and Canada.

Always keen to collaborate and discover new territories, the trio has co-led projects with soloists of the Israeli Opera, the string quartet of Finale Ensemble, the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, as well as a long list of Israeli pop artists and masters of traditional music from across the globe.

The trio’s debut record, “A Home in Between” has been selected as DownBeat Magazine’s Editor’s Pick. It brings together originals inspired by Greek Rebetiko Turkish Makam and the NY jazz scene along with a unique interpretation of Lenny Tristano, Charlie Chaplin, and a speedy Balkan dance tune entitled “Çoban Sirto”.

The group’s sophomore recording, Connecting the Dots, was released on the French label Jazz Family. It highlights Guy’s original music alongside reimaginations of music by Horace Silver and Zohar Argov, Barbara Streisand, and Fairouz. The album includes guest appearances by Israeli vocalist Sivan Arbel and saxophone legend Dave Liebman (Miles Davis, Elvin Jones).

The trio’s latest release, A Gershwin Playground, was released on the prestigious label ENJA Records (Chet Baker, Charles Mingus, McCoy Tyner among others). The album provides a fresh, modern, and very personal take on the music of the Jewish-American musical giant while receiving international support from critics and audiences alike.

Performances Highlights:
 
Jazz à Juan Festival
Athens Jazz Festival
Israeli Opera
Red Sea Jazz Festival
Winter Jazz Fest
Montreal Jazz Festival
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Prevezza Jazz Festival
Enjoy Jazz Festival
Joe’s Pub at New York Public Theater
Moods Jazz Club
A Trane Jazz Club
Duc Des Lombards
Jamboree Jazz Club
Jerusalem Theater
Almaty Jazz Festival

From the Press:

“Guy’s bold reimaginings of each track, animated by his brilliant sidekicks, take listeners on a rocket ride to heights where they can see these tunes as if for the first time.
DownBeat Magazine
 
“Outstanding piano trio disc that heralds the arrival of a significant talent and a superb band.” 
All About Jazz
 
“Best trio album of 2017 by a mile, so far.” 
NY Music Daily 
 
“Trio led by young virtuoso Israeli pianist-vocalist Guy Mintus stole the show with a suavely energetic performance” 
Jazzwise Magazine

A Gershwin Playground

ENJA Records

Connecting the Dots

Jazz Family

 

A Home In Between

DownBeat Magazine’s Editor’s Pick