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Yotam Silberstein

Yotam Silberstein

Yotam Silberstein was born and raised in Tel-Aviv, Israel. He started playing guitar at the age of 10, focusing mostly on rock and blues. At the age of 15 Yotam was accepted to the prestigious Alon High School for the Arts where he studied jazz with such well-respected teachers such as Walter Blanding and Amit Golan. During his high school years Yotam won numerous local competitions and was heralded as a exceptional young guitarist on the scene. 



After his completion of high school he relocated to New York City where he performed regularly and studied with jazz greats Barry Harris and Kurt Rosenwinkel. 

At the age of 18, Yotam served his homeland by joining the IDF (Israeli Army) where he served as a musical director, arranger and lead guitarist for three years. During his military service he gained recognition and began playing with many of Israel’s top jazz musicians in the field. 

At age 21 Yotam won the prestigious "Israeli jazz player of the year" competition with his trio, and was asked to perform in Italy at the renowned Umbria Jazz Festival. 

That same year Yotam released his debut record on the Fresh Sound New Talent record label called, "The Arrival." The success of this highly acclaimed album enabled him to tour extensively  throughout Europe and the Middle East. 

In August of 2005 Yotam received a scholarship to study at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary music in New York City. Yotam is a regular on the New York jazz scene performing in many of the city's great venues with great artists likes of: James Moody, Curtis Fuller, Louis Hayes, Jimmy Heath, Frank Wess, Junior Mance, James Spaulding, Roy Hargrove, Pat Martino, Jorge Rossy, John Faddis, Greg Hutchinson, Antonio Hart, Slide Hampton, Avishai Cohen, Kenny Barron, Peter Bernstein among others.

In September of 2005 Yotam was selected as one of top ten guitar players to participate in the semi finals of the distinguished Thelonious Monk guitar competition. Today he is one of the busiest musicians on the scene.

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