Eli Vanunu

Eli is an experienced and accomplished professional saxophonist, specializing in jazz and Jewish music, with vast experience in rock, blues and Mediterranean music. Eli performs widely, arranges and teaches music to students of all ages and levels, and conducts school bands. Eli earned his teaching certificate from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and is a graduate of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, where he took part in the Balkan music ensemble, performed in the saxophone quartet, participated in Jazz ensembles and the Big Band, and was involved in many live music and dance events. After his studies he traveled to Australia, where he performed jazz. He also joined and traveled with the Assyrian band Azadoota, as well as the pop funk band The Modernists. After returning to Israel in 2005, he joined the Yemen-oriented band Yefix, playing a mixture of Jewish, Hassidic, pop, Israeli and Middle Eastern music. In 2006 he established the celebrated Trio Traffic Jazz, which comprises saxophone, double bass and drums. In 2011, he established The Vanunu Ethno-jazz Ensemble, which has performed in music festivals across Israel.