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Tal Mashiach is a Grammy nominated multi-instrumentalist, performer and composer based in Brooklyn, New York, combining his skills to create one of the most prominent and original voices in the world\Jazz music scene.

Born in Israel in 1993, Tal studied classical guitar from age 10 and began studying double bass at the age of 17. At the age of 18 Tal won First prize at the national guitar competition at the “Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance” and received annual scholarships from the “America - Israel Cultural Foundation” for classical & jazz studies.

Upon receiving a full scholarship to the prestigious university “The New  School'' Mashiach moved to New York in 2015. He has performed and recorded with leading artists in the scene such as Anat Cohen, Avishai  Cohen, Mulatu Astatke, Jeff Ballard, Nasheet Waits, Jason Lindner, Ravi  Coltrane, Justin Brown, Shai Maestro, Omer Avital in a highly renowned  venues such as Carnegie hall, Blue note NY, Newport Jazz Festival, Lincoln  Center, Pit inn Tokyo, SFJAZZ , Umbria Jazz, Montreal jazz festival and others. 

As a band leader Tal formed various projects to fulfill his diverse musical  vision; 

“TM Street Band”- a funky world music party band, which brings out  Tal's inner child playfulness, fusing genres with no borders. TM Street  Band has toured Europe and plays frequently in New York clubs.
“GTO Trio” a contemporary Jazz trio co-leaded with pianist Gadi Lehavi &  drummer Ofri Nehemya. the Trio has toured in Japan, Europe played at the blue note NYC and headlined the international Jerusalem jazz festival.
Tal’s most recent project  “Tiyul”- an intimate solo album featuring his original compositions on  classical guitar and it is coming out on March 2022 on the boutique label “Anzic Records” (Anat Cohen, Avishai Cohen, Third World Love, Anat Cohen, “Now Vs Now” )

“ I see music as a way of living, communicating, and connecting  between people at the deepest level. The power music has to empower  and liberate people, amaze me every time. It inspires me to keep  creating and spreading this form of love”