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Givataim
Givatayim ( he, גִּבְעָתַיִים, lit. "two hills") is a city in Israel east of Tel Aviv. It is part of the metropolitan area known as Gush Dan. Givatayim was established in 1922 by pioneers of the Second Aliyah. In it had a population of . The name of the city comes from the "two hills" on which it was established: Borochov Hill and Kozlovsky Hill. Kozlovsky is the highest hill in the Gush Dan region at above sea level. The city was expanded in the 1930s so that today it is actually situated on 4 hills, Borochov, Kozlovsky, the Poalei HaRakevet ("railroad workers'"), and Rambam Hill. Geography Givatayim is located east of Tel Aviv, and is bordered on the north and east by Ramat Gan. History Antiquity Archaeological remains of a Calcolithic settlement have been found at the site of what is now Givatayim. British Mandate era The modern town was founded on April 2, 1922 by a group of 22 Second Aliyah pioneers led by David Schneiderman. The group purchased 300 dunams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shai Maestro
Shai Maestro (born February 5, 1987) is an Israeli jazz pianist. Biography Shai Maestro began playing classical piano aged five and graduated from the Thelma Yellin High School of Performing Arts in Givataim, Israel. After winning the National Jazz Ensembles Competition Jazz Signs in 2002 and 2003 and receiving scholarships (2004 to 2010) from the America-Israel Cultural Fund for jazz piano, he attended Berklee College of Music's Five-Week Summer Performance Program in Boston, where he was awarded a scholarship to attend Berklee, an offer he declined. A few weeks later, bassist Avishai Cohen invited him to join his trio with drummer Mark Guiliana. He recorded four albums with the Avishai Cohen Trio, including two for Blue Note: ''Gently Disturbed'' (2008), ''Sensitive Hours'' (2008), ''Aurora'' (2009), and ''Seven Seas'' (2011). He toured with the trio. In July 2010, Maestro formed a trio and recorded ''Shai Maestro Trio'' for the French label Laborie Jazz. The trio toured aro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
