{"id":53539,"date":"2022-06-22T17:37:02","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T14:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=53539"},"modified":"2022-06-22T17:37:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T14:37:02","slug":"levontin-7-16th-anniversary-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=53539","title":{"rendered":"Levontin 7: 16th Anniversary Celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_53541\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53541\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-53541 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/David_Murray-\u05d9\u05d7\u05e6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/David_Murray-\u05d9\u05d7\u05e6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/David_Murray-\u05d9\u05d7\u05e6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/David_Murray-\u05d9\u05d7\u05e6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/David_Murray-\u05d9\u05d7\u05e6-640x426.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Murray\/Photo courtesy of PR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Levontin 7 is celebrating their 16<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary with the traditional July festival \u2013 and this year it\u2019s going to be more amazing than ever! For the first time ever, Levontin 7 will hold a one-night-only event at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, for a wild night of music surrounded by art. Musicians performing at the festival include international guests\u00a0 &#8211; David Murray Trio with Hamid Drake &amp; Brad Jones, James Brandon Lewis Quartet (Aruan Ortiz, Brad Jones, Chad Taylor) &amp; Digital Primitives (Cooper-Moore, Assif Tsahar, Chad Taylor), Otis Alpha, as well as a wonderful list of Israeli musicians: Riff Cohen, Uzi Navon, Hoodna Orchestra, Rotem Bar Or, Yael Deckelbaum, Yehu Yaron, Einav Jackson Cohen, Ram Orion hosting Amir Lev, and many, many, more. The Levontin 7 festival will take place from July 1 \u2013 22, with performances every night. The legendary Levontin 7 music marathons will take place on three Sundays: July 3<sup>rd<\/sup>, July 10<sup>th<\/sup> and July 17<sup>th<\/sup>, and admission to the marathon is free.<\/p>\n<p>Levontin 7 has been at the heart of the Israeli music scene ever since its inception 16 years ago. It\u2019s a welcoming stage for emerging musicians as well as internationally famous performers, in a wide range of music genres, including jazz, world music, punk, metal, funk, indie, pop and rock. Saxophonist Assif Tsahar founded Levontin 7 together with the musicians Daniel Sarid and Ilan Volkov, and today is the club&#8217;s manager. Levontin 7\u2019s new artistic director is Aviv Shriki, and together with Tsahar selects the exciting music lineup.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53542\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53542\" style=\"width: 306px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-53542 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/\u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05d0\u05dc-\u05e0\u05d1\u05d5\u05df-\u05e6\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05dd-\u05e2\u05d5\u05d6\u05d9-\u05e0\u05d1\u05d5\u05df-\u05d5\u05d7\u05d5\u05d5\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea-small.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"306\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/\u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05d0\u05dc-\u05e0\u05d1\u05d5\u05df-\u05e6\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05dd-\u05e2\u05d5\u05d6\u05d9-\u05e0\u05d1\u05d5\u05df-\u05d5\u05d7\u05d5\u05d5\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea-small.jpeg 306w, https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/\u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05d0\u05dc-\u05e0\u05d1\u05d5\u05df-\u05e6\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05dd-\u05e2\u05d5\u05d6\u05d9-\u05e0\u05d1\u05d5\u05df-\u05d5\u05d7\u05d5\u05d5\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea-small-184x300.jpeg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Uzi Navon\/Photo: Shmuel Navon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>July 21<sup>st<\/sup> the party moves over to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art with performances almost all night long \u2013 from 20:00 \u2013 04:00! In the museum garden you can enjoy the music of Ron Asael, followed by Noga, and then Uzi Navon at 22:00. Recanati Hall will host two international performances: the David Murray Trio with Hamid Drake and Brad Jones, and the Heart Trio with William Parker, Cooper-Moore, and Hamid Drake. In the foyer adjacent to the Asia Hall, you will find Oren Ambarchi &amp; Konrad Sprenger, Deaf Chonky, Ryskinder, and a movie clip session with Canada Cinema. The main entrance will host Riff Cohen, Otim Alpha, Nadav Dagon and Anna Haleta. Kaufman Hall will host two session merging cinema and music, while wandering through the galleries you will find Yehu Yaron and Or Edry.<\/p>\n<p>The full program and ticket information may be found on the Levontin 7 website: <a href=\"https:\/\/levontin7.com\/festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/levontin7.com\/festival\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Levontin 7 is celebrating their 16th anniversary with the traditional July festival \u2013 and this year it\u2019s going to be more amazing than ever! For the first time ever, Levontin 7 will hold a one-night-only event at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, for a wild night of music surrounded by art. 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