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Ofer Shapira
Jazz / Classical / Experimental



Tel-Aviv,
Israel

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Last Login:  10/1/2008
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Member Since6/30/2007
Band MembersOn Yardbird Suite and Ah-Leu-Cha: Alec Katz - piano, Ofer Landsberg - guitar. On Two Views and The days of Wine and Roses: Leonid Detzelman - piano, Nadav Lachish - Bass, Roy Oliel - drums.
Influences Anyone that plays good music and means it
Record Labelunsigned
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Oct 4 2008 9:00P
Tamara - with Ari Erev Trio Tel-Aviv
Oct 19 2008 10:00P
Saloona - with Ari Erev Trio Jaffa
Nov 8 2008 9:30P
Shablul - Roy Oliel Sextet Tel Aviv

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   About Ofer Shapira
Ofer is a professional Saxophone/Woodwind player and Jazz Composer. He spent 6 years in the US where he performed, wrote and studied music. Some works of his, in the jazz idiom, were performed by the BMI New York Musician Union Jazz Orchestra, in the City University of New York 2002 Jazz Festival, and in New York Jazz clubs such as Cleopatra’s Needle, Kavehaz, CBGB and Izzy bar.

Ofer studied orchestration and arrangement with Michael Mossman and the late Sir Roland Hanna, and saxophone and improvisation with Antonio Hart, and has played with distinguished artists such as Herb Pomeroy, Lalo Schifrin, Eddie Palmieri, Rick Dellaratta and many others.

In Israel Ofer plays regularly in jazz clubs and with many different groups and bands. He has also been featured on national television and radio. Ofer is currently on faculty at the Hed College for Contemporary Music.




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Ofer Shapira has 111 friends.
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yonatanmiller





Aug 8 2008 6:40 PM

OFER THE MAN
remember simhat tora in woodstock?
that was fun

yeah i am in the midbar of ARHAB
its all good
i hope to be in israel sometime but don't know when

ta'aseh chayyim
Moran Magal





Jul 14 2008 11:30 PM

urban sax





Jun 14 2008 10:40 AM

Hello,
Thanks for the friendship
Nice sound!
Cheers
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Eli Degibri





May 23 2008 11:29 AM

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Roberto Rega





May 3 2008 10:36 PM

Thanks man! great playing i like it...very original your solo on The days of wine and roses..a song i love! In effect i love Jackie Mc Lean..i've all their cd. For me the alto sax piramid is:
First Charlie Parker..of course
under..equal...Massimo Urbani (My teacher..you can find hi site on my space and listen his music)and Jackie...all the others on alto sax after this three!
Honoured to be your friend..
God bless your fingers and your music!
R
ROY SHABAT





Apr 22 2008 9:08 PM

thnx man
c u soon
Ladin





Apr 22 2008 12:23 PM

Hey Ofer!
thanks for adding me!
always a pleasure to play with you in Shablul..... i really like the music here... especially the great arrangement for "days of wine and roses" - beautiful.
take care, see you soon i guess
Eden
Yacov Amar





Mar 24 2008 12:52 AM

Ofer! Thanks for the nice compliment. Every day i have the chance listening you playing, you grow higher and higher. You are my favorite sax player around here.
Keep going man!
Moran Magal





Mar 9 2008 7:33 PM

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Barak Weiss





Feb 24 2008 11:19 AM

הי עופר
היה נהדר לפגוש אותך. תודה על התרומה הנהדרת שלך לקונצרט של אודין פופ. יש לך גם מקצוענות וגם תאווה למוסיקה וללימוד. יחד זו קומבינציה נפלאה
שוב תודה
ברק
Shauli





Feb 24 2008 8:29 AM

Hey Ofer, thanks for adding me.
It was a privilege to meet and work with you at the saxophones choir.
best wishes,
Shauli
Gani





Feb 22 2008 6:37 PM

Ofer Thank you.
All the best~

Gani
Rinat רינת





Jan 21 2008 7:05 AM

בוקר טוב עופר ותודה על החברות
בהאזנה לקטע הראשון, הסגנון נעים לאוזן,
לא מתיימר לחדשנות קיצונית,
ובכלל אהבתי את זרימת המוסיקה,
והטמעות הסקסופון בהרכב:
אח'לה
:)
roy sunak





Dec 27 2007 9:50 AM

hope to see you
Uri Parnes





Dec 18 2007 10:39 PM

הי עופר!
אם בא לך לבוא - אני יותר מאשמח...
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Robert Anchipolovsky





Sep 28 2007 8:03 PM

Hey Ofer
you are sounds great i love your music realy great
see you Robert
Hed Big Band





Sep 3 2007 2:18 PM

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We hope to see you in our show one day!
Swing you soon,
HED BIG BAND
Hed College of Music





Sep 3 2007 1:58 PM

Hey Mr. teacher in our school :-)
Good to have you join us!
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HED
Alec Katz





Sep 3 2007 12:30 PM

Thanks for the add.
Best,

Alec
Ari Erev





Aug 27 2007 2:50 PM

Hi Ofer,

Thanks for the add!
Nice to see you here.

I will be glad to try these (or other) compositions of yours in one of our next meetings!

Ari
Tovy Meshoulam





Aug 24 2007 7:43 AM

Hi Ofer !!!
Sounds great .
Nice compositions .
Very good playing as usual .
All the best !!!
Tovy
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