Eddy Khaimovich
bassist (acoustic/electric), composer, arranger/orchestrator, producer, educator
www.eddykhaimovich.com
Tullushka Music Publishing, ASCAP
GENRES
Jazz (small to large ensembles): traditional (straight ahead) to contemporary and fusion; composition
Classical (Solo/Chamber/Orchestral): baroque to contemporary; composition
World Music: Middle Eastern, South/Central American & Caribbean, African, Mediterranean, Bluegrass, Etc.
Commercial: Pop, Funk, Soul/R&B, Gospel, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Hip-Hop, Reggae, etc.
Studio work: studio session musician and producer; TV/film scoring/composition.
*****
“Eddy Khaimovich is fluent in the universal language of jazz and his impressive solo facility marks him as a
formidable and thoughtful improviser. He organically blends both his jazz and classical backgrounds into his own
wholly unique statement.” Bill Milkowski,
Jazz Times and Jazziz magazines, author of “JACO: The Extraordinary and Tragic
Life of Jaco Pastorius” (Bestseller, Backbeat Books)
SUMMARY
Performing artist - acoustic/electric bassist, producer & composer; versatile and fluent in multiple musical genres;
recipient of numerous prestigious awards, with credits among the world’s greatest musicians and musical ensembles;
appearances at The White House, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Performing Arts Center and multiple other
internationally acclaimed venues and festivals; international television and radio concerts; performances before heads
of state, including former U.S. President George Bush, former Russian Federation President Boris Yeltsin, former
Mexican President Felipe Calderón, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and former Israeli Prime Ministers
Ehud Barak and Ariel Sharon.
PERFORMANCES AND/OR RECORDINGS
Jazz (selected): Roy Hargrove, James Moody, Paquito D’Rivera, Fred Hersch, Benito Gonzalez, Edsel Gomez,
Kevin Hays, EJ Strickland, Etienne Mbappé, Francisco Mela, Oz Noy, Antonio Sanchez, Jason Lindner, Steve
Lacy, Delmar Brown, Arturo Stable, Helen Sung, Victor Prieto, Alvester Garnett, Andy Watson, John Hart, Hal
Galper, Arnie Lawrence, Andy LaVerne, Henry Threadgill, Steve Davis, Kevin Harris, Jeff Hirshfield, Mike
Holober, Gene Jackson, Bill Goodwin, Mauricio Zottarelli, Sam Newsome, Meg Okura, The New York
Jazzharmonic Big Band, Steven Oquendo Latin Jazz Orchestra, Etc.
Eddy Khaimovich, bassist, composer, producer, educator
Tel.: + 1 (646) 463-9796; Email: [email protected]; Web: www.eddykhaimovich.com
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Classical (selected): Various Chamber ensembles, including groups with Vladimir Spivakov, violin (Moscow
Virtuosi), Yuri Bashmet, viola (Moscow Soloists), Marivonne Le Dises, violin (Pierre Boulez Ensemble), Lara St.
John, violin (Sony Recording Artist), Yasuko Mitsui, harpsichord, Mark Gould, trumpet (Metropolitan Opera),
Manhattan Camerata, DCINY Orchestra of New York (2015 to present), Philharmonic Orchestra of Americas,
principal bass (2006–2011); New England Symphonic Ensemble (2004–2010); Israel Philharmonic (1997–2001);
Young Israel Philharmonic, principal bass (1995–2000); Etc. *Conductors: Lorin Maazel, Kurt Mazur, Claudio
Abbado, Zubin Mehta, Valery Gergiyev, Daniel Barenboim, etc. *Soloists: Maxim Vengerov, Yuri Bashmet,
Mstislav Rostropovich, Natalia Gutman, Lynn Harrell, Gil Shaham, Martha Argerich, Etc.
World Music (selected): Danza Nova World Fusion Ensemble; Quintino Cinalli; Cristina Pato; Emilio Solla;
Octavio Brunetti; Fernando Otero; Juan Pablo Jofre Romarion; Lara St. John; Dr. Ronn Yedidia; Uri Sharlin;
Sabrina Lastman.
Commercial (selected): Yolanda Adams; Harlem Gospel Choir; Gloria Estefan; G.E. Smith; Imagine Dragons;
Matisyahu; Noa; Tal Bergman; Ta-Shma; Yehudit Ravitz (Israel); Nurit Galron (Israel).
AWARDS, APPEARANCES AND AFFILIATIONS
Recipient of prestigious awards and scholarships including: Hot House Jazz Magazine Award 2014 in “best bassist
of the year” category; Weill Institute of Music at Carnegie Hall Professional Training Workshop Award; AmericaIsrael Cultural Foundation Grants Recipient; First prize, Jerusalem Music Academy National Jazz Competition,
Israel; First prize, Be’er Sheva Rubin Conservatory National String Instruments Competition, Israel; Be’er Sheva
Rubin Conservatory Honorary “Excellence in Music” Shacham Memorial Achievement Award, Israel;
Manhattan School of Music Full Tuition Scholarship Award. Appearances at major venues worldwide, including:
Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher, Rose & Alice Tully Halls, Town Hall, Merkin Hall in New York;
Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles; Meyerson Symphony Hall, Dallas; Kennedy Performing Arts Center,
Washington, DC; Mann Auditorium in Tel-Aviv, Israel; Berlin Philharmonie Hall, Germany; Grand Tchaikovsky
Hall of Moscow Conservatoire, Russia; Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Holland; Shanghai Grand Opera Theater
and Xinghai Hall in Guangzhou, China; Pallacio de las Bellas Artes in Mexico City, Mexico. Jazz clubs, including:
Blue Note, Jazz Standard, Birdland, Smalls, Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola, Iridium, Smoke, 55Bar, Joe’s Pub and many
more in New York City; Jazz Showcase in Chicago; Regattabar in Boston; Blues Alley in Washington, DC. Music
festivals, including: Verbier Music Festival, Switzerland; Red Sea Jazz Festival, Eilat, Israel; Valencia Music
Festival, Valencia, Spain; Beijing Millenium Music Festival, Beijing, China; Newport Jazz Festival; New York Jazz
Winterfest, Etc.
EDUCATION
Manhattan School of Music, BM, 2004
Double Bass performance (minor in Composition & Arranging)
Jerusalem Rubin Academy of Music, 1996-1997
Double Bass performance (minor in Composition)
Beer Sheva Rubin Conservatory of Music, 1993-1996
Double Bass performance
***Private studies with: John Patitucci, Fred Hersch, Ron Carter, Phil Markowitz, Larry Ridley, Harvie S, Peter
Marck (of Israel Philharmonic), and Vladimir Ovchinikov (of Saint Petersburg Chamber Orchestra, Saint Petersburg
Chamber Soloists Ensemble and Israeli Camerata Soloists Ensemble).
Extended biography and sample music are available at www.eddykhaimovich.com
Eddy Khaimovich, bassist, composer, producer, educator
Tel.: + 1 (646) 463-9796; Email: [email protected]; Web: www.eddykhaimovich.com
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