# Tali Rubinstein

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{{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](/source/Rishon_Letzion), Israel
| genre             = [Jazz](/source/Jazz), [jazz fusion](/source/jazz_fusion), [World music](/source/World_music), [Classical](/source/Classical_music)
| 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](/source/Recorder_(musical_instrument)) player, vocalist, composer, and educator. She has been featured as a songwriter and performer on a [Latin Grammy](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Javier_Lim%C3%B3n),<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](/source/Paco_de_Luc%C3%ADa)'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](/source/Early_music) on the recorder with her teacher Bracha Kol ([he](/source/%3Ahe%3A%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%9B%D7%94_%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9C)).<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](/source/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](/source/Tel_Aviv_University) to study [classical music](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/harpsichord) and [piano](/source/piano) player Apollonio Maeillo.<ref name="Cybird" />

== Other work ==
In 2017, Tali was a special guest on [Univision](/source/Univision)'s U-Lab White Sessions, where she was interviewed and performed some of her songs with Alain Mallet, and [Nêgah Santos](/source/N%C3%AAgah_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](/source/Sopot) Jazz Festival with [Greg Osby](/source/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](/source/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](/source/SpongeBob_SquarePants) 2-part [Nickelodeon](/source/Nickelodeon) [YouTube](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Javier_Lim%C3%B3n)'''
* ''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](/source/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](/source/Origin_Records), 2020)

'''With [David Broza](/source/David_Broza)'''
* ''En Casa Limón'' ([S-Curve](/source/S-Curve_Records), 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}}

== References ==
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