AFP — When saxophonist Eli Degibri left Israel at the age of 18 to study jazz at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, he knew he’d come back home one day. It took 15 years, which included playing with jazz greats like Herbie Hancock and Al Foster in New York, where he also led…
Jazz was born of jam sessions between Jews and Blacks in America. And it works best in societies that embrace diversity such as the US, Latin America and Israel.
— Eric George Tauber, San Diego