roy ben bashat

Guitarist, composer, and songwriter born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel. Roy Ben Bashat was recognized as a prodigy from a young age and was accepted into the jazz music department at the prestigious Thelma Yelin school for the arts. During high school, he played with renowned jazz artists in Israel and performed at local venues and festivals. In 2017, he was granted a full schoarship from Berklee College of Music, and relocated to Boston in 2018. 

Roy Ben Bashat graduated from Berklee College of Music and moved to Brooklyn, NY in 2022. Shortly after moving to NYC, Ben Bashat started playing with some of the Jazz leaders in the city, including Luis Perdomo, Eric McPherson, Lex Korten, Noah Preminger, among others. 

Ben Bashat is an acclaimed bandleader and he featured his various projects on many stages around the world, in the USA, Europe, Israel and Mexico. 

Lastly, Ben Bashat has particiapted also in a few of the most prestige Jazz programs in the wrold, including the Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead (2019), JAS Academy (2021), and Jazz Workshop (2017). 

Awards

- AICF Award for classical guitar (2015)

- Berklee Guitar Department achievement Award (2019)

- Boston Center of the Arts Award (2020)

- AICF award for Jazz performance (2022)

- SANTANDER Fellowship grant Award (2022) 

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