{{Short description|Israeli American musician}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = Tali Rubinstein | image = Tali Rubinstein.jpg | native_name = טלי רובינשטיין | native_name_lang = he | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|8|15}} | birth_place = Rishon Letzion, Israel | genre = Jazz, jazz fusion, World music, Classical | occupation = Musician, Composer, Teacher | instrument = Recorder, voice | label = Casa Limón | website = {{URL|www.talirubinstein.com}} }}
'''Tali Rubinstein''' ({{Langx|he|טלי רובינשטיין}}; born 15 August 1984) is an Israeli American contemporary jazz and classical recorder player, vocalist, composer, and educator. She has been featured as a songwriter and performer on a Latin Grammy winning album,<ref>{{cite web|title=Tali Rubinstein Brings Israel's music to Manila |url=https://mixp.issuu.com/jewishtimesasia/docs/dec2016/12 |website=issuu |publisher=Jewish Times Asia |access-date=12 February 2021}}</ref> and was listed as an artist on president Barack Obama's favorite songs of 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bogen |first1=Amir |title=The Israeli musician on Obama's playlist |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5439129,00.html |newspaper=Ynetnews |date=2 January 2019 |access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Velez |first1=Jennifer |title=Barack Obama Shares 2018 Music Picks: BJ The Chicago Kid, Courtney Barnett And More |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/barack-obama-shares-2018-music-picks-bj-chicago-kid-courtney-barnett-and-more |website=Grammy's |date=28 December 2018 }}</ref> She is a pioneer on the instrument and the first recorder player to be well versed in myriad styles of music, performing across the world with classical orchestras,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yuson |first1=Aya |title=Tali Rubinstein: A bridge between Baroque, bebop and beyond |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/589251/tali-rubinstein-a-bridge-between-baroque-bebop-and-beyond/story/ |website=GMA News Online |date=18 November 2016 |publisher=GMA News |access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref> her jazz quartet,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pecqueur |first1=Antoine |title=Edito Lettre du Musicien La flûte, l'instrument voyageur |url=https://www.lalettredumusicien.fr/s/articles/6748_340_la-flute-linstrument-voyageur |website=La Lettre Du Musicien |access-date=22 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Una israelí seducirá al Julio Mario Santo Domingo con su flauta dulce |url=https://www.eltiempo.com/cultura/musica-y-libros/la-israeli-tali-rubinstein-ofrecera-un-concierto-en-el-teatro-mayor-387570 |website=El Tiempo |date=12 July 2019 |access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref> collaborating frequently with Javier Limón,<ref name="El Mundo">{{cite web |last1=Sanz |first1=Pablo |title=Una voz para mañana |url=https://www.elmundo.es/cultura/2016/10/10/57fb5c3822601d162d8b4605.html |website=El Mundo |date=10 October 2016 |access-date=22 February 2021}}</ref> Paco de Lucía's band,<ref>{{cite web |title=Paco de Lucía Project – 2017 North American Tour |url=https://worldmusicreport.com/events/paco-de-lucia-project-2017-north-american-tour/ |website=World Music Report |date=14 October 2017 |access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref> and Brooklyn Raga Massive,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Beta |first1=Andy |title=Indian Raga Group Takes Minimalism to the Max |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/indian-raga-group-takes-minimalism-to-the-max-1440717707 |newspaper=WSJ |access-date=22 February 2021}}</ref> among many others.
== Biography == === Early life === Tali grew up in Israel, studying Early music on the recorder with her teacher Bracha Kol (he).<ref name="Times of Israel">{{cite web |last1=Krane |first1=Scott |title=A Recorder Without Borders: A Conversation With Musician Tali Rubinstein |url=https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-recorder-without-a-border-a-conversation-with-musician-tali-rubinstein/ |website=Times of Israel |access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref> She went to the Thelma Yellin High School for the Arts and graduated with honors.<ref name="American recorder society" /> When she was 20, she went to Tel Aviv University to study classical music and math, but wasn't sure that was what she wanted to do <ref name="Times of Israel" /> and decided to take a break. Around this time, she enrolled in the Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music, where she studied jazz and improvisation along with learning more about contemporary music, and this led to her deciding to pursue this fully as a career.<ref name="Times of Israel" />
=== Music career === She attended the Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music<ref>{{cite web |title=Tali Rubinstein |url=https://aicf.org/tali-rubinstein/ |website=America-Israel Cultural Foundation |publisher=AICF |access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref> and later was the first recorder player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tali Rubinstein Biography |url=https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/talirubinstein |website=All About Jazz |date=16 May 2021 }}</ref> to study at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Parys |first1=Bryan |title=Recorder Player Tali Rubinstein on Translating Nostalgia |url=https://www.berklee.edu/news/berklee-now/recorder-player-tali-rubinstein-translating-nostalgia |website=Berklee |publisher=Berklee.edu |access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Tali Rubinstein {{!}} Berklee College of Music |url=https://college.berklee.edu/people/tali-rubinstein |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=college.berklee.edu |language=en}}</ref> After finishing her studies at Berklee in 2014, she was based in Brooklyn, New York, and starred in a YouTube series that documented her life living as a recorder player in NYC.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cullen |first1=Spring Marie |title=Web Series Wednesday – Tali Jams New York |url=http://starrymag.com/web-series-wednesday-tali-jams-new-york/ |website=Starry Mag |date=27 February 2019 |access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref>
She released her first single "Falling" as a solo artist in 2018 on Javier Limon's label, Casa Limon Music.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tali Rubinstein |url=https://www.casalimonmusic.com/talirubinstein |website=Casa Limon |access-date=4 January 2021 |archive-date=17 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717130023/https://www.casalimonmusic.com/talirubinstein |url-status=dead }}</ref> In February 2021, she released a duo album called "Cybird" with harpsichord and piano player Apollonio Maeillo.<ref name="Cybird" />
== Other work == In 2017, Tali was a special guest on Univision's U-Lab White Sessions, where she was interviewed and performed some of her songs with Alain Mallet, and Nêgah Santos.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Net |first1=Nuria |title=U-Lab White Sessions: Tali Rubinstein |url=https://www.univision.com/musica/ulab-sessions/u-lab-white-sessions-tali-rubinstein |website=Univision |access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref> She also was a featured performer in October at the Sopot Jazz Festival with Greg Osby.<ref name="Sopot">{{cite web |last1=Panken |first1=Ted |title=Sopot Jazz Fest Promotes Diversity |url=http://www.downbeat.com/digitaledition/2017/DB1712/_art/DB1712.pdf |website=Downbeat |access-date=22 February 2021}}</ref>
In 2018, Carnegie Hall produced six educational videos with Tali for beginner recorder players.<ref>{{cite web |title=Recorder Fundamentals |url=https://www.carnegiehall.org/Education/Educators/Link-Up/New-York-City/Fundamentals#rhythm |website=Carnegie Hall |access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref>
In 2019, she was featured as part of a SpongeBob SquarePants 2-part Nickelodeon YouTube series for learning how to play some songs on the recorder.<ref>{{cite web |title="Ripped Pants" & "Play It Loud" 🎵 How To Play SpongeBob & Loud House Songs Pt 2 {{!}} #MusicMonday |url=https://nickalive1.rssing.com/browser.php?indx=12111484&item=23334 |website=NickALive! |access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref>
She composed the music for David Trueba's 2020 film, "A este lado del mundo", along with Javier Limón, and Layth Sidiq.<ref>{{cite web |title=A este lado del mundo |url=https://temporada-alta.com/en/shows/a-este-lado-del-mundo/ |website=Temporada Alta |access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref> She also scored the 2015 short film, "Drifting", by Roee Messinger.
== Discography ==
=== As a leader === * ''Lullaby'' (with Noam Shacham, 2012)<ref name="American recorder society">{{cite web |last1=Feldon |first1=Frances |title=An Interview with Jazz Recorder Artist Tali Rubinstein |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/content.sitezoogle.com/u/191837/a09e6421d63b67231bef2771a09aa096480ae77f/original/2016-tali-rubinstein-article-american-recorder-society.pdf?response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAJUKM2ICUMTYS6ISA%2F20210101%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20210101T213952Z&X-Amz-Expires=604800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=4297d313f9655aad57f40b5c9b79069f26a34454e3891ffd553628d71662ebd3 |access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref> * ''Tal y Tali'' (Casa Limón, 2014)<ref name="American recorder society" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Tal y Tali |url=https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/tal-y-tali-tali-rubinstein |website=All About Jazz |access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref> * ''Cybird'' (with Apollonio Maiello, 2021)<ref name="Cybird">{{cite web |title=Maiello Rubinstein Duo Debut Album is Out |url=https://aicf.org/maiello-rubinstein-duo-debut-album-is-out/ |website=America Israel Cultural Foundation |date=16 February 2021 |publisher=aicf.org |access-date=22 February 2021}}</ref>
=== As a guest === '''With Javier Limón''' * ''Promesas de Tierra'' (Casa Limón, 2013)<ref>{{cite web |title=Promesas de Tierra |url=http://promesasdetierra.com/#informacion |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322070523/http://promesasdetierra.com/#informacion |archive-date=22 March 2023 |access-date=3 January 2021 |website=Promesas de Tierra}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> * ''Entre 20 Aguas: A La Música De Paco De Lucía'' (Casa Limón, 2015)<ref>{{cite web |title=Entre 20 Aguas |url=https://www.discogs.com/Various-Entre-20-Aguas-A-La-M%C3%BAsica-De-Paco-De-Luc%C3%ADa/release/7647184 |website=Discogs |access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref> * ''Refugio Del Sonido'' (Casa Limón, 2016)<ref name="El Mundo" /> * ''OQ'' (IMG Artists, 2018)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Šlāpins |first1=Ilmārs |title=Original Quartet by Javier Limón "OQ" |url=https://www.rigaslaiks.lv/agora/rl-klausas/original-quartet-by-javier-limn-oq-19379 |website=Rigas Laiks |access-date=22 February 2021}}</ref>
'''With Alain Mallet''' * ''Mutt Slang'' (ETrain, 2018) * ''Mutt Slang 2'' (Origin, 2020)
'''With David Broza''' * ''En Casa Limón'' (S-Curve, 2020)
'''With Tonina''' * ''Black Angel'' (Casa Limón, 2018)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Kevin |title=President Obama's shout-out gives Tonina a confidence boost helping fuel new album |url=https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/kevin-johnson/president-obama-s-shout-out-gives-tonina-a-confidence-boost-helping-fuel-new-album/article_758363ec-4946-56bf-80d6-bab30a6e2bd9.html |website=STL Today |date=22 May 2019 |publisher=STL Post Dispatch |access-date=22 February 2021}}</ref>
'''With Wildes Holz''' * ''Freunde'' (HOLZ, 2018)
==External links== * {{Discogs artist|6099930}}
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