Rafi Malkiel is a highly acclaimed composer, band leader, trombone, and euphonium player originally from Jerusalem and based in New York. He has shared his talent with audiences around the world, playing Jazz, World, and Afro-Latin music in his unique and captivating style. Malkiel’s journey as a musician influenced his compositional approach, which includes a wide variety of genres and styles including jazz, improvised music, classical music, Afro-Latin rhythms, and the North-African rhythms and Arabic Maqam scales he grew up listening to as the son of a Jewish-Moroccan cantor. Malkiel’s compositions and arrangements combine all these elements, forming a unique and refreshing ensemble sound that lets the beauty of creative writing combined with improvised sections shine.

Malkiel’s artistic vision is to create a harmonious musical universe that is deeply rooted in his multicultural background and welcomes a diversity of musical heritages.