Yotam Ben-Or Quartet

Yotam Ben-Or｜Harmonica
Gabriel Chakarji｜Piano
Alon Near｜Bass
Alon Benjamini｜Drums

Harmonica player Yotam Ben-Or from Israel, long active in New York, is one of the most prominent figures in the international jazz scene today. In 2015, he formed a quartet composed of emerging young jazz talents from New York. The group has performed extensively across major music festivals and stages in Europe, America, and the Middle East, accumulating rich performance experience.

Yotam is known for expressing delicate tones and intense emotion through the harmonica, blending modern jazz with improvisational language. His style is light, fluid, and free-spirited, earning high praise from jazz fans. At this year’s Taichung Jazz Festival, he will present original works full of energy and emotional depth, allowing the audience to experience the free spirit and improvisational charm of jazz.