Asaf Sirkis
| Asaf Sirkis | |
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Asaf playing the drums 2014
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| Background information | |
| Born |
March 22, 1969 Petah-Tiquah, Israel |
| Genres | Jazz-fusion, rock, world music |
| Occupation(s) | Drummer, composer, Educator |
| Instruments | Drums, Percussionist |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Stonedbird Productions, ACT Music, Universal, 33 Record, Cam Jazz, Caligula |
| Associated acts | Asaf Sirkis Trio, Asaf Sirkis & the Inner Noise, The Sirkis/Bialas International Quartet, Tim Garland, Larry Coryell, Gwilym Simcock, Jeff Berlin, Gary Husband, Nicalas Meier, Norman Watt-Roy |
| Website | Official website |
| Notable instruments | |
| Drums, Drums | |
Asaf Sirkis (born 1969 in Petah-Tikva, Israel) is an Israeli jazz drummer, composer and educator now resident in London, UK. Sirkis is mostly known for his unique style of drumming and composition.
Sirkis spent his teens and early twenties in Rehovot, Israel where he began drum lessons aged 12. His early musical influences where classical music, Arabic music, Balkan music, Klazmer, Pop, and Israeli folk music. He completed national service 1987–1990. In 1990 he started his professional career working as an all around drummer in Israel. He has played with some of Israel's jazz and world music luminaries such as Harold Rubin, Albert Beger, Yair Dalal, Eyal Sela and many more.
Sirkis moved from Rehovot to Tel Aviv in 1993, and formed his first trio in 1995 featuring Kobi Arad on keyboards and Gabriel Mayer on electric bass. After recording his first trio album One Step Closer (1996) and touring Israel with the trio he formed a new band, The Inner Noise, in 1997. The Inner Noise is a unique trio and was the first jazz/rock group to incorporate drums, church organ and drums.
He left Israel in 1998, settling in London in 1999. In 2000 Sirkis re-formed the Inner Noise trio with Steve Lodder on church organ and Mike Outram on guitar. The band has recorded three acclaimed albums since 2000 (Inner Noise, We Are Falling and The Song Within). In 2000 he met Gilad Atzmon with whom he formed The Orient House Ensemble and recorded 7 albums, including Exile, which won "Best CD of the Year" at the BBC Jazz Award 2003 while the band was nominated for "Best Band" in 2004. After almost 10 years in the OHE, Sirkis left the band in 2009 to focus on his solo career and other collaborations.
Since 2006 Sirkis has been collaborating with reeds player and composer Tim Garland with whom he toured the world and recorded many albums. He has also worked with Jacob Collier, Larry Coryell, Gwilym Simcock,John Abercrombie, Kenny Wheeler, Gary Husband, Andy Sheppard, Bob Sheppard, Mark Egan, Soft Machine, John Etheridge, Mark Wingfield, Nicolas Meier, David Binney, Norman Watt-Roy, Wilko Johnson, Maciek Pysz, Jeff Berlin, Billy Sherwood and many more.
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