Itai Kriss

Biography

Flute virtuoso Itai Kriss has spent the past 20 years working at the forefront of New York City's jazz scene, while performing, recording and touring with some of the world’s top Afro-Cuban, Latin and salsa artists. Fusing the sounds of his native Israel with those of his adopted homelands in the Americas, he created TELAVANA, a project that bridges the musical spheres of the Middle East and the Caribbean by combining timba, soul, North African music and jazz to create a unique and lively mix of rhythms and textures. When not touring and recording with likes of Orquesta Akokan, Dafnis Prieto, Brian Charette, Edmar Castaneda, Yemen Blues, Burning Spear and more, Kriss performs regularly at top New York music venues including The Blue Note, Birdland and Lincoln Center.