Eli Degibri (Official)

Internationally recognized saxophonist, Eli Degibri, possesses many gifts as a musician. He boasts a seemingly bottomless fount of artistry as a composer and a band leader, and is a recipient of the honorary Israeli “Prime Minister Award for Jazz Composition", recognizing his great talent as a melodic composer, and the “Landau Award for Jazz Performance", recognizing his achievement as a remarkable band leader. 

Known for his charismatic performances, Degibri has recorded and performed extensively since the mid 1990s. He has been called, “an exceptionally melodic improviser with a big, bold tenor tone" (Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes), Jazz icon Herbie Hancock added that Degibri is, “a very talented composer, arranger, and performer", one who’s music, “treads uncharted waters", and that the saxophonist-composer, “has the potential to be a formidable force in the evolution of jazz."