Omri Hason was born in 1962. He took to drumming
at the age of ten, starting on the drum kit, and later gravitating
to hand-drums: the zarb, the darbuka, and the frame drum. The rich
multi-cultural environment of his background nourished his first
musical passions. Later, the rhythmic language of India deeply
influenced his playing, as have years of study with the Iranian
master drummer, Djamchid Chemirani. He has lived since 1986 in
Switzerland, teaching music, and recording and performing with
various jazz and world music aggregations. Omri founded the groups
„Kedem Ensemble" and „Modus Quartet“ which feature musicians from
several different musical cultures.
DEUTSCH
Omri Hason ist 1962 geboren. Im Alter von 10 Jahren machte er
seine ersten musikalischen Erfahrungen auf dem Schlagzeug. Das war
der Anfang seiner Leidenschaft für die Musik im Allgemeinen und
deren Umsetzung auf verschiedenste Schlag- und
Perkussionsinstrumente im Speziellen. Die frühen musikalischen
Impulse empfing er aus seiner nahen Umgebung und
später spezialisierte er sich vorwiegend auf das Spiel der
Zarb, der Darbuka und der Rahmentrommel. Seit 1986 lebt er
in der Schweiz.
Die rhythmisch-perkussive Farbpalette seiner musikalischen
Weiterbildung wird seit 1996 durch den Unterricht beim iranischen
Meistertrommler Djamchid Chemirani auf der Zarb (iranische
Trommel) erweitert und durch die intensive Auseinandersetzung mit
der indischen Rhythmik und ihrer Sprache in der Trommel- und
Musikkultur durch wertvolle Akzente betont.
Als freischaffender Musiker und Instrumentallehrer leitet er auch
Workshops und arbeitet in verschiedensten Projekten und
CD-Produktionen der internationalen Jazz-und Worldmusicszene mit.
Omri Hason ist Gründer von zwei Quartetten: Kedem Ensemble und
Modus Quartet. Die Besetzung beider Formationen setzt sich
aus Mitgliedern verschiedener Herkunft zusammen. Daraus ist
ersichtlich, dass Omri Hasons Hauptinteresse dem Dialog
verschiedener Kulturen und derer musikalischen Verbindung
miteinander gilt.
Summer Sonic Festival, Tokyo, Japan/ Lowlands, Dronten, Holland/ Jazzfestival Weimar-Jena, Germany/ BeJazz Winterfestival, Bern, Switzerland/ Nonstop Musix Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel/ Monegros Desert Festival, Fraga, Spain/ Festival Internationale Voci Audaci, Ascona, Switzerland/ Ravensburger Jazzfestival, Germany/ Summer Sonic Festival, Osaka, Japan/ Electrocity, Lubiaz, Poland/ Tonart-Jazzfestival, Theater Uri, Altdorf, Switzerland/ Tamburi Mundi - International Frame Drum Festival, Germany/ Creamfields, Liverpool, England/ Electric Picnic, Stradbally, Co, Irland/ Liederflut, Grimma, Deutschland/ Bundesplatz Einweihung, Bern, Switzerland/ Feufliazhe, Alp music festival, France/ Uhuru Weltmusikfestival, Switzerland/ Koblenz - Horizonte Festival, Germany/ Perkussionfestival, Moods, Zurich, Switzerland/ Slovenske Konjice, Slovenia/ Jazz Goes To Town Festival Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Tokyo, Opera City, Japan/ Zappa Club, Tel Aviv, Israel/ Moods, Zurich, Switzerland/ Tropentheater, Amsterdam, Holland/ Cafe Yorozuya-sobei, Kobe, Japan/ Mühle Hunziken, Rubigen, Switzerland/ Theater De Lieve Vrouw, Amersfoort, Holland/ Zehntscheuer, Ravensburg, Germany/ SJU Jazzpodium, Utrecht, Holland/ Kugayama Hall, Tokyo Japan/ Kongresshaus, Biel, Switzerland/ De Burcht,Leiden, Holland/ Paul Klee Museum, Bern, Switzerland/ Linouï, Luxembourg/ Korzo, Den Haag, Holland/ Kreml Kulturhaus, Zollhaus, Germany/ Theater De Evenaar, Rotterdam, Holland/ Stadt Theater Bern, Switzerland/ Blue Note Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Slovak Republic/ Jazzdock Prague, Czech Republic
Omri Hason gently enchants a sonorous and rhythmic richness out of the darabuka, the frame drum and other types of hand-drum. This is a great show to watch, as well as to hear.
it is inspiring when Omri Hason lets a whole ocean of tone colours flow from a single drum.
He is an artist with his fingers, but he doesn't flaunt his dexterity; he is a quiet virtuoso.
and the percussionist Omri Hason proves with his oriental quartet that - given a thorough study of the musical souces - one can always make the open idiom of jazz one's own - without descending into kitsch or clichés.
Antonello Messina
Akkordeon
Lorenz Beyeler
Double Bass
Wege Wüthrich
Saxophone, Clarinet
Omri Hason
middle-eastern percussion, Cajon, Hang
1.Desert Waltz 04:34
2. Snow in Baghdad 6:23
3. Rimbombo 4:40
4. Tolitula 5:23
5. Nigun Atik 3:18
6. Shavim 4:20
7. Modus Blues 3:35
8. Caipirinha 4:08
9. Eser Sefirot 4:16
10. Forfera 4:28
11. Last Stop 4:57
Total running time: 50:06
Antonello Messina
Akkordeon
Lorenz Beyeler
Double Bass
Wege Wüthrich
Saxophone, Clarinet
Omri Hason
middle-eastern percussion, Hang
1. Snow Flowers 4:39
2. Hidden Source 7:35
3. Sufi Dance 6:37
4. Hangama 7:12
5. Serenade for You 5:33
6. Cona 5:21
7. Batsheva 6:24
8. Erev Shel Shoshanim 6:04
Total running time: 49:26
Omri Hason & Kadim
Sandhya Sanjana
Vocal
Ramesh Shotham
South Indian percussion
Zoltan Lantos
Violin, 5 & 16 sympathetic string violin
Omri Hason
middle-eastern percussion, Hang
Special guest
Maarten Meddens
Fender Rhodes
"Shati is the Arabic name for the little red chili pepper. It is a
major ingredient in Omri's recipe for the Yemenite condiment
called Zkhug. When the band goes on the road, they take a big
batch of this with them, and some say it is the secret of their
sound. Try it."
Nominated by the German music critic award
Omri Hason (Solo CD) Special guest
Andieh' Merk
This recording is the result of my encounters with the various
time-cycles that manifest in our lives - concretely, in minutes
and months and seasons, and more abstractly, in our moods, our
acoustic environment, and the rhythms and melodies of music. The
compositions on this CD are an itinerary of my musical voyage.
They contain the pulse of my life. I invite you to accompany me
with your listening through this intimate musical cycle. I hope
you will enjoy the trip as much as I have.
Om On Productions
2002
CD critique
Scwäbische Zeitung
He has made, with Andieh' Merk,
a captivatingly lovely CD entitled
"Cycles" in which you can hear the
wind and the dunes, and the
coming and going of water and time.
CPL 042
2020
1. Shalakho
2. Shavim
3. Glorig Ay Lorig
4. Pankun
5. Chem Grna Khaghal
6. Blue Hour
7. Al Ayloughs
8. Blue Rain
9. Persepolis
Total running time: 46:16
CPL 012
2016
1. A, Sinyora
Novia 4:51
2. Tiyul Leili 5:36
3. Dos Amantes Tengo, La mi Mama 5:29
4. La Serena 5:32
5. Batsheva 4:20
6. Shnei Shoshanim 5:29
7. Egley tal 4:47
8. La Kumida 'La Manyana 3:26
9. Yad Anuga
4:42
Total running time: 44:12
CPL 004
2015
Antonello Messina
Akkordeon
Lorenz Beyeler
Double Bass
Wege Wüthrich
Saxophone, Clarinet
Omri Hason
middle-eastern
percussion, Hang
1. Snow Flowers 4:39
2. Hidden Source 7:35
3. Sufi Dance 6:37
4. Hangama 7:12
5. Serenade for You
5:33
6. Cona 5:21
7. Batsheva 6:24
8. Erev Shel Shoshanim
6:04
Total running time:
49:26
Omri Hason & Kadim
Sandhya Sanjana
Vocal
Ramesh Shotham
South Indian percussion
Zoltan Lantos
Violin, 5 & 16 sympathetic string violin
Omri Hason
middle-eastern percussion, Hang
Special guest
Maarten Meddens
Fender Rhodes
"Shati is the Arabic name for the little red chili pepper. It
is a major ingredient in Omri's recipe for the Yemenite
condiment called Zkhug. When the band goes on the road, they
take a big batch of this with them, and some say it is the
secret of their sound. Try it."
Nominated by the German music critic award
Omri Hason (Solo CD) Special guest
Andieh' Merk
This recording is the result of my encounters with the various
time-cycles that manifest in our lives - concretely, in
minutes and months and seasons, and more abstractly, in our
moods, our acoustic environment, and the rhythms and melodies
of music. The compositions on this CD are an itinerary of my
musical voyage. They contain the pulse of my life. I invite
you to accompany me with your listening through this intimate
musical cycle. I hope you will enjoy the trip as much as I
have.
Om On Productions
2002
CD critique
Scwäbische Zeitung
He has made, with Andieh' Merk,
a captivatingly lovely CD entitled
"Cycles" in which you can hear the
wind and the dunes, and the
coming and going of water and time.
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Bruno Amstad (voc), Park
Stickney (harp), Lorenz Beyeler (bass), Omri Hason (perc)
Mit finanzieller Unterstützung durch: FONDATION SUISA, Kultur Stadt Bern und Swisslos-Fonds Kanton Bern
Bruno Amstad (voc), Park
Stickney (harp), Lorenz Beyeler (bass), Omri Hason (perc)
Mit finanzieller Unterstützung durch: FONDATION SUISA, Kultur Stadt Bern und Swisslos-Fonds Kanton Bern
Bruno Amstad (voc), Park
Stickney (harp), Lorenz Beyeler (bass), Omri Hason (perc)
Mit finanzieller Unterstützung durch: FONDATION SUISA, Kultur Stadt Bern und Swisslos-Fonds Kanton Bern
Bruno Amstad (voc), Park
Stickney (harp), Lorenz Beyeler (bass), Omri Hason (perc)
Mit finanzieller Unterstützung durch: FONDATION SUISA, Kultur Stadt Bern und Swisslos-Fonds Kanton Bern
Bruno Amstad (voc), Park
Stickney (harp), Lorenz Beyeler (bass), Omri Hason (perc)
Mit finanzieller Unterstützung durch: FONDATION SUISA, Kultur Stadt Bern und Swisslos-Fonds Kanton Bern
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Bruno Amstad (voc), Park
Stickney (harp), Lorenz Beyeler (bass), Omri Hason (perc)
Mit finanzieller Unterstützung durch: FONDATION SUISA, Kultur Stadt Bern und Swisslos-Fonds Kanton Bern
Bruno Amstad (voc), Park
Stickney (harp), Lorenz Beyeler (bass), Omri Hason (perc)
Mit finanzieller Unterstützung durch: FONDATION SUISA, Kultur Stadt Bern und Swisslos-Fonds Kanton Bern
Bruno Amstad (voc), Park
Stickney (harp), Lorenz Beyeler (bass), Omri Hason (perc)
Mit finanzieller Unterstützung durch: FONDATION SUISA, Kultur Stadt Bern und Swisslos-Fonds Kanton Bern
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Bruno Amstad (voc), Park
Stickney (harp), Lorenz Beyeler (bass), Omri Hason (perc)
Mit finanzieller Unterstützung durch: FONDATION SUISA, Kultur Stadt Bern und Swisslos-Fonds Kanton Bern
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Bruno Amstad (voc), Park
Stickney (harp), Lorenz Beyeler (bass), Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
Bruno Amstad (voc), Park
Stickney (harp), Lorenz Beyeler (bass), Omri Hason (perc)
as a special guest
as a special guest
Jan Galega Brönnimann (bcl) Moussa Cissokho (kora) Omri Hason (perc)
