Shalosh

Formed in Tel Aviv in 2013, Shalosh brings together pianist Gadi Stern, drummer Matan Assayag, and, after the departure of bassist Daniel Benhorin, David Michaeli. The Israeli trio develops music at the crossroads of contemporary jazz, rock and electronic textures, with a tight collective playing where the writing leaves ample room for rhythmic energy, repetitive motifs and rising tension. Shalosh first made themselves heard on the local scene before touring widely in Europe and in other countries, in settings ranging from clubs to current jazz festivals. Their first album, The Bell Garden, appeared in 2014, followed by Rules of Oppression in 2016, then Onwards and Upwards in 2019, Broken Balance in 2020 and Tales of Utopia in 2023. Across these records, Shalosh has sharpened a more direct aesthetic, blending rock pulsation, piano lyricism, improvisation and electronic moods without limiting themselves to the codes of acoustic jazz. This trajectory places Shalosh in a generation of groups that approach the jazz trio as an open form, nourished as much by amplified music as by improvisation.