Eli Degibri
| Eli Degibri | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 3, 1978 Jaffa, Israel |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Saxophone |
| Labels | PiLi, Plus Loin, Anzic |
| Associated acts | Al Foster, Herbie Hancock |
| Website | www |
Eli Degibri (Hebrew: אלי דג'יברי) (born May 3, 1978 in Jaffa, Israel) is an Israeli jazz saxophonist, composer, and arranger.
Degibri first began playing the mandolin at age 7 in an after school music program at the Jaffa Conservatory of Music. Three years later, after attending a jazz concert, he became enamored with the saxophone and switched his studies to that instrument.
In 1994 Degibri was selected to receive a full scholarship to attend the Berklee College of Music's Summer Performance Program. The following year Degibri was again awarded a full scholarship, and participated in the Berklee program for a second summer.
In 1997, at age 18, Degibri received a full scholarship to attend the Berklee College of Music and relocated to the United States. After a year at Berklee, he was one of only six musicians to be selected, with a full scholarship, to attend the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz program, where he studied and performed with Ron Carter, Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath and Clark Terry.
After graduating from the Monk Institute in 1999, Degibri was asked to join pianist Herbie Hancock's sextet, playing the music of Hancock's album Gershwin's World. Degibri toured the world with them for 2.5 years, and was featured on Hancock's 2002 The Jazz Channel Presents Herbie Hancock DVD special.
In 2002 Degibri relocated to New York City and formed his first quintet featuring Kurt Rosenwinkel, Aaron Goldberg, Ben Street, and Jeff Ballard. The band performed in New York City jazz clubs including the Blue Note, the Jazz Standard, 55 Bar and Smalls Jazz Club. That same year Degibri joined drummer Al Foster’s band, the Al Foster Quartet.
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