Eran Har Even is an Edison-nominated guitarist, composer and music educator based in Amsterdam. A prominent figure in the Dutch and European jazz scene, he has performed and recorded with musicians including Benny Golson, Terell Stafford, David Friedman, Jamal Thomas, Gilad Hekselman and Ziv Ravitz, while developing a distinctive musical language that moves freely between jazz, contemporary composition, improvisation and experimental approaches to the guitar.

His work as a bandleader is reflected in a growing catalogue of releases, including Shorter Days – A Guitarist’s Homage to Wayne Shorter, Live at Jazz Café Alto with the Eran Har Even Trio, and PARSONS X HAR EVEN X RAVITZ, a collaboration with Claire Parsons and Ziv Ravitz. His 2018 album What If was nominated for an Edison Award.

Alongside his performing and composing career, Eran has been a faculty member at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam for over 16 years. His teaching spans guitar, ear training, music theory and ensemble coaching, and includes the Remote Hybrid Ensemble and the Master of Immersive Audio programme. He is also regularly invited to give workshops, lectures and guest sessions at music institutions and festivals internationally.

His current research and artistic projects include Hypnosphere, an immersive audio collaboration with sound architect Attie Bauw and SubSix Diaries, a video series documenting his experiments and discoveries with Submarine’s hexaphonic pickup.

Across these different areas, Eran's work is driven by a continuing curiosity about how musicians can expand their instruments, their ears and their creative vocabulary.

HIGHLIGHTS

COLLABORATIONS
Benny Golson, Terell Staford, David Friedman, Harmen Fraanje, Joris Roelofs, Gilad Hekselman, Tuur Florizoone. Jorg Brinkmann, Logan Richardson, Jasper Blom, Pol Belardi, The Le Boeuf Brothers, Reinier Baas, Jamal Thomas, Nicola Andrioli,Itai Weissman, Yonathan Voltzok, Susanne Alt, Maarten Hogenhuis, Sietske Roscam Abbing, Sanne Huijbregts, Philippe Lemm, and many more

PRIZES / NOMINATIONS  

• “Excellent musician” IDF (2001)

• America Israel foundation (2004)

• Keep an Eye Foundation incentive prize (2015)

• The Records (2016/17)

• Edison award nomination (2018)

FACULTY MEMBER / GUEST TEACHER / LECTURER

• Conservatorium van Amsterdam (The Netherlands)

• True School of Music (India)

• Ventspils Groove (Latvia)

• Tenerife jazz camp (Spain)

• Thelma Yellin high school of the arts (Israel)

• Rimon School of Music, (Israel)

• Music Academy International (France)

• Jazeps Vitols Latvian academy of music (Latvia)

• Liepaja music, art and design secondary school (Latvia)