eSefarad Noticias del Mundo Sefaradi
12 February 2021
All-star jazz musician, bandleader, and composer Itamar Borochov has enjoyed a very warm relationship with the American Sephardi Federation ever since he graciously agreed to perform at the ASF’s “Daniel Pearl Concert” in 2014 (memorably ahead of his debut at Dizzy’s Club — Jazz at Lincoln Center). In 2015, Itamar played at the opening of “Sephardic Journeys: An Evening of Exploration”; in 2016 he sat down for an interview with Sephardi Ideas Monthly, while the ASF’s Director of Publications, Dr. Aryeh Tepper, wrote the liner notes to Itamar’s second disk, Boomerang (see below); in 2017, he performed at the ASF’s inaugural American Sephardi Music Festival; then, in 2018, Borochov with Grammy-nominated Innov Gnawa was awarded the ASF’s Pomegranate Award for Musical Conservation, Creativity, and Coexistence at the 21st NY Sephardic Jewish Film Festival’s Moroccan Opening Night (video). With all that as background, the ASF was thrilled to learn that Itamar was honored this past week with the prestigious, “LetterOne Rising Stars Jazz Award.” Thrilled, but not surprised, because we’ve known for a while now that Itamar is, as they say, the real deal. And hazaq u’barukh, Alma and Itamar, on your wedding!
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