Omri Porat, son of conductor and composer Roni Porat, was appropriately raised in a very musical household from an early age, mainly playing jazz guitar and upright bass. Following his high school studies at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, he then started to independently explore traditional Flamenco music in Granada, Spain, leading him to then further expand his musical horizons towards traditional Eastern music.

 

he studied classical music with Professor Alon Bor and performed with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. He regularly won scholarships from the Sharet Fund and the Ronen Fund.
He played in various jazz ensembles with the best artists in Israel such as Yuval Cohen, Avishai Cohen, Anat Cohen, Omer Avital, Eli Dejibri and Daniel Zamir.

 

Concurrent with his Jazz expertise, Michaeli has studied classical Arabic music with Hagai Bilitzky at The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance and classical Indian music on Bansuri with Nilesh Deshpande, Puna, India. Throughout his musical career, Michaeli has played, toured and recorded worldwide with Israel’s preeminent musicians and bands as an acclaimed saxophonist– including Abatte Barihun; Dudi Levi; Anat Fort; Bint El Funk; Katamon Cherry among others.

 

Madhav Haridas: If music is the language of the soul, then nothing could be more true for this musician.

An inspirational artist at the bridge of tradition and modernity, Madhav has earned his reputation as a talented musician and skillful performer with his distinct and authentic musical style.