Amos Hoffman   Amos Hoffman  Tel Aviv based guitarist and oudist
Amos Hoffman started playing guitar at the age of 6, and oud a
few years later. He studied guitar privately, and later attended
the prestigious Rubin Academy of Music in Jerusalem. His search
for new musical experiences led him first to Amsterdam, and then
to New York City, where he played jazz with both established
musicians like Dennis Charles, Evelyn Blakey and Juma Santos and
up and coming talents like Jason Lindler, Omer Avital, Sam
Newsome, Jay Collins, bassist Avishai Cohen, and Duane Eubanks.
He also began a more formal study of Middle Eastern music with
Lebanese oud and ney player, Basam Saba.  In 1998, he recorded
his first solo album, The Dreamer for the Spanish Label, Fresh
Sound/New Talent. He has also contributed to numerous other
projects, including Ben Wolfe's 13 Sketches 1997, Jay Collins'
Cross Culture 1999, Sam Newsome 1999 and bassist Avishai Cohen's
Aurora 2009, Sensitive Hours 2008, Continuo 2006, Colors 2000
Devotion 1999