# Rotem Sivan

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**Rotem Sivan** ([Hebrew](/source/Hebrew_language): רותם סיון; born in [Jerusalem, Israel](/source/Jerusalem)) is a jazz guitarist and composer living in [New York City](/source/New_York_City).[1]

## Education

Sivan graduated from the [Buchmann-Mehta School of Music](/source/Buchmann-Mehta_School_of_Music) at [Tel Aviv University](/source/Tel_Aviv_University) with a degree in classical composition before moving to New York City in 2008 to study at [The New School](/source/The_New_School) for Jazz & Contemporary Music.[1]

## Music

Sivan has released five studio albums. In 2013, he released his first album, *Enchanted Sun*, on [SteepleChase Records](/source/SteepleChase_Records).[2]

His second album, *For Emotional Use Only*, was released in 2014 on [Fresh Sound New Talent Records](/source/Fresh_Sound). The album received 4.5 stars in *[Down Beat](/source/Down_Beat)* magazine, calling Sivan "a remarkable talent and a welcome new voice on the scene".[3] *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)* critic Ben Ratliff wrote, "He plays a lot of notes. But he is quiet: almost always quieter than someone with this much training and musicality tends to be, and this is what makes him more than a very good young guitar player."[4]

In 2015, Sivan released his third album, *A New Dance*, again on Fresh Sound New Talent Records.[5]

In 2017, Sivan released his fourth album, *Antidote*, with Aima Records. The album featured [Gracie Terzian](/source/Gracie_Terzian) in Sivan's cover version of "[Over the Rainbow](/source/Over_the_Rainbow)". The album had an alternative version of the track "For Emotional Use Only".

In 2018, Sivan released his fifth studio album, *My Favorite Monster*, featuring collaborations with [Gracie Terzian](/source/Gracie_Terzian), Sophia Urista and Cliche. In contrast to previous albums, *My Favourite Monster* contains an eclectic group of influences outside of jazz including R&B, hip-hop and North Indian music. A sample of Mahatma Gandhi's 1931 speech at Kingsley Hall was used on the track "Knives B", a re-interpretation of the track "Knives" from the album *Antidote*.

Sivan has performed with world-renowned musicians, including [Peter Bernstein](/source/Peter_Bernstein_(guitarist)), [Ari Hoenig](/source/Ari_Hoenig), [Ben Street](/source/Ben_Street), [Gracie Terzian](/source/Gracie_Terzian), and [Ferenc Nemeth](/source/Ferenc_Nemeth_(musician)) and regularly performs in New York City's top venues such as [Smalls](/source/Smalls_Jazz_Club), [Birdland](/source/Birdland_(New_York_jazz_club)),[6] The Jazz Gallery, The Bar Next Door and The Blue Note. He performs frequently with his trio at festivals all around the world.[7]

## References

1. Greaves, Anthony, "Rotem Sivan: Jazz Guitar's next Rising Star", *The Jerusalem Post*, 7 January 2015. Retrieved February 2016.

1. May, Chris, "Rotem Sivan: Enchanted Sun", *All About Jazz*, 23 August 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2016.

1. Milkowski, Bill, "Guitar Generations", *DownBeat*. December 2014, p 70. Retrieved 21 April 2016.

1. Ratliff, Ben, "Founts of Classic and Progressive in a Straight Ahead Way". *The New York Times*, 26 September 2014.

1. Lohr, Matt R., "Rotem Sivan Trio A New Dance", *Jazz Times*, 13 January 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.

1. "[Rotem Sivan Profile"](https://www.smallslive.com/artists/2371-rotem-sivan/), *SmallsLIVE*. Retrieved 21 April 2016.

1. ["Blue Note ROTEM SIVAN TRIO"](http://www.bluenote.net/newyork/schedule/moreinfo.cgi?id=13038), Blue Note New York performance schedule. Retrieved 21 April 2016.

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