Sheva by Nadav Schneerson

"It has been a long time coming to put out my own music, and I've put my heart and soul into this album. Recorded over 2 days in 2022 at the fish factory studios this album explores compositions I wrote from as young as 17 years old. All recorded as live takes, normally the first 2 takes were the final picks. This album is really a documentation of my journey as a musician and composer from learning piano & composition at 16, to recording at 22 and now finally releasing at 25." - Nadav Schneerson

An alumnus of Tomorrow’s Warriors (A London youth Jazz organisation) - Nadav has come up alongside some of the finest jazz talent in London, whilst heavily influenced by previous generations of the program - artists such as Nubya Garcia, Joe Armon-Jones and Ezra Collective have paved the way for his path while he individually blends contemporary jazz styles with various influences from around the Middle East.

Nadav approaches all of his compositions straight from the piano. Predominantly self taught, It’s evident his compositions are a burst of youthful creativity and instinctive melodies. Led by his ears, the album explores a range of avenues and textures, blending acoustic sounds with live electronics - bridging old and new worlds, to modal sounds from around the world. His deep appreciation and respect for Jazz and his spiritual Jewish heritage plays a vital role in the intention of his music. “My goal with my creations are to reach someone in some capacity, whatever that feeling is, my goal is to make someone feel something, think about someone, somewhere, or even inspire new art. The purpose is to heal, educate, bring together. I feel an intense purpose of bringing people together through music, and that’s all I can hope for.”

The title track of the album, Sheva (meaning ‘Seven’ in Hebrew) was given due to the time signature it’s in, but later became much more meaningful, having recorded his 7 piece band, 7 tracks, 7 years since Nadav began performing as a band leader and 7 being a sacred number in Judaism, with many symbolic meanings. He felt it was natural to name the album after the title track.

"This album is my first offering, to express my gratitude to life and the gift of music we've been given; the spirit entailed in deliverance of sound. This is a tribute to things beyond our power and visible realms, in search of harmony within presence."

25 Year old drummer and composer based in London

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