Itamar Borochov

One of the most prominent and unique trumpeters of his generation, Itamar Borochov brings his deep and expanding love for the jazz tradition to the sacred sounds of his upbringing. Raised in the port city of Jaffa, and residing in New York since 2007, Borochov has been a significant presence on the international jazz scene. He is credited for creating a new musical language, and won the prestigious 'Rising Stars' Jazz Award, presented to him by Dee Dee Bridgewater. The sense of music as a force to heal a tormented soul is very strong with Imanu (September 4th 2026), Borochov’s 5th album as leader and the follow-up to his 2023 Greenleaf Music release Arba. In the act of writing, of connecting with these transcendent melodies, Borochov finds a way to create meaning, to move forward through adversity. He performs on a custom Monette 4-valve quarter-tone trumpet which he uses to play Maqams (middle-eastern microtonal modes that are the musical language of his upbringing). Borochov first heard Sephardic music in synagogue and absorbed these maqams of the greater Middle East, alongside a range of other musical influences. He started trumpet at the age of eleven and immersed himself in the discovery of jazz, inspired by the jazz trumpet lineage. Borochov has toured across four continents and performed at venues such as Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, Blue Note, Ronnie Scott’s, and international festivals including Montreal, London, Tel Aviv & Red Sea Jazz Festivals.