ARTISTS
NYC based Jazz singer, Tamuz Nissim from Tel Aviv Israel is both a singer songwriter and a modern Jazz vocalist. She has a vast knowledge of the jazz tradition and the American song book and at the same time is never afraid to experiment and take chances. Through her compositions she express melodically ,in a refreshing personal approach, her deep and rich feelings.
Her debut CD “The Music Stays in a Dream” (2013) featuring her original compositions was presented in radio stations worldwide and in several festivals such as the Athens Technopolis Jazz Festival, the Preveza Jazz Festival, the Montofoli Festival and the Tinos Jazz Festival. Her performances won warm reactions from the audience and the press, describing Tamuz as a “very charismatic artist” (BHMagazino), “a voice that caresses your soul” and “a proof that jazz is a living art and that stars are still being born” (Athens Digital). “An extremely gifted jazz singer that is bringing in her debut album a lot of freshness.” (Third Ear , Israel)
In 2015 was chosen as a finalist at "Riga Jazz Stage international vocal competition" and was invited to perform at "Riga Ritmis" International Jazz Festival in 2016.
Tamuz is performing regularly at New York City Jazz clubs such as Cornelia Street Cafe, Rockwood Music Hall, Club Bonafide, The ShapeShifter Lab, Silvana, Cafe Vivaldi, Whynot Jazz Room, The Flatiron Room and many more. She was also invited by artistic director and award wining pianist Ted Rosenthal to perform at the Riverdale Y in an event including Jazz giants bassist Harvie S, vibraphonist Mark Sherman and legendary drummer Louis Hayes.
Her second CD “Liquid Melodies” a common project with Guitarist George Nazos will be published in March 2017.
Tamuz spends her time traveling between NYC, Europe and Israel, performing and recording with her band and as a guest artist.
"Scatting, swinging, singing and working her way into your heart as well as your ears, the vocal/guitar duo at the core of this show knows what are they are doing and where they want to go. A deceptively simple date, the skill and chops that go into making this all work are quite impressive indeed."
- Chris Spector , Midwest Record
"sophisticated and imaginative player"
- Nikos Fotakis, Jazz & Tzaz magazin
Her partner on this recording NYC based Guitarist and composer George (Giorgos) Nazos from Athens Greece is described in the “Jazz and Jazz” magazine as a “sophisticated and imaginative player and one of the most creative and nonconformist musicians of the local scene”. He is performing often in New York City Jazz clubs and in March 2017 he will publish a new CD “Liquid Melodies” , a common project with vocalist Tamuz Nissim.
After completing his studies in Political Science and History in Panteion University Athens in 2004 he decided to devote himself completely to music and moved to study frst in Switzerland in the Swiss Jazz school of Bern and then To Codarts Conservatory of Rotterdam in the Netherlands from where he received a BA jazzperformance in guitar 2009. In Holland George performed with his trio at the local Jazz clubs and in summer 2009 he toured with his band all around Greece and performed in Festivals and cultural events such as Mykonos Summer Nights Festival, Naxos Cultural Summer, Neo Petritzi and more. He lived in Athens and was a guitar professor at Nakas Conservatory, a school afliated with Berklee College of Music. In 2013 he recorded one of his compositions on vocalist Tamuz Nissim's Debut Album.