Gil Dor:

Born 1952 in Israel. Studied classical guitar with the late Menashe Bakish, one of Israel's foremost masters of guitar. Served in the Israeli Army as a musician in an entertainment unit 1971-1974. Following his military service, Gil continued his studies in the U.S.A concentrating on jazz at Berklee College in Boston and on classical theory and composition at Queens College in NY. Upon returning to Israel in 1981Gil established himself as a guitarist as well as an arranger/composer performing live jazz and rock and recording with leading artists in Israel.During 1983 & 1984 he taught jazz improvisation and guitar at the "Jerusalem Academy of  Music". In 1985 Gil co-founded the "Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music" in Ramat Hasharon, Israel. In his capacity as "Rimon''s academic director for 5 years, Gil developed and wrote many core curriculum as well as advanced courses. He founded the school's "computer aided music" program and developed a unique "music notation" application using one of the earliest softwares . During the next five-year period he performed in jazz festivals promoting different original projects in Israel and in Europe. In 1990 Gil started an artistic collaboration with Achinoam Nini , a talented "Rimon" student internationally known today as Noa. Together they have performed on the world's most prestigious stages. Gil is Noa' musical and artistic director as well as co-writer arranger, producer and guitarist.

Zohar Fresco :

Born in Israel in 1969' to a Jewish family of Turkish origin. At a very early age he started playing percussion, absorbing the rich and diverse traditional music that surrounded him, especially from much older musicians who came to Israel from Asia and various countries in the Middle East. In his youth, he was influenced by the musical revolution of the 80's in Israel, years of evolution and innovation in the Israeli music, where the integration between elements from east west was growing fast. During his musical journey, Zohar was a member and co-founder "Bustan Abraham" - an ensemble in which both Arab and Jewish musicians collaborated. The acoustic band, that specialized in fusing eastern and western styles, was a pioneer in its field and is still considered one of the best the genre has produced. Zohar recorded five albums with "Bustan Abraham", and toured Israel and around the world. He played also in "Ziriab" - an ensemble of classical Turkish Arab music, under the artistic supervision of the oud player Teisir Elias. In addition, Zohar performed and recorded with Israel's best artists: Eti Ankri, Beri Sacharov, Shem Tov Levi, Ahuva Ozeri, Yirmi Kaplan, David Broza, Arik Einstein, and many others. In 1994, Zohar started a creative and exciting collaboration with Achinoam Nini (Noa). He has recorded drums and percussion on all her Israeli and International albums, and toured extensively with her various musical ensembles (from acoustic trio to full symphony orchestra), throughout the world, including Europe and North America's most prestigious venues and festivals. He has also toured separately with Noa's musical producer and guitarist Gil Dor, where he played Gil's compositions as well as his own. The unique professional and personal relationship with Noa and Gil Dor remains strong and fruitful to this day. In time, Zohar developed his own personal and inimitable style on Hand Drums, Tof Miriam, Frame drums, Darbuka and more), and has slowly become a well known and highly respected artist on the international percussion scene. He has played and performed with Glen Velez, Zakir Hussian, Ahmet Misirli, Philip Glass, Ross Daly, Arto Tuncboyaciyan and others. Zohar has played in soundtracks of movies from Israel and around the world, including "Kikar Hahalomot" , "The Fifth Element", "Beautiful Country" and more. He recently  took part in the recording of the new album of the "Solis String Quartet" from Naples, Italy. Zohar is a partner in the project "The Time" together with the pianist Leszek Mozdzer and the contrabass-player Lars Danielsson. He is also the artistic manager of the percussion instruments festival - "Peimot" that takes place every year in the "Confederation House" in Jerusalem. Zohar taught at the "Academy of Music" in Jerusalem, instructs various workshops, and teaches numerous private students who admire him greatly. He is currently working on writing, producing and recording his first solo project.

The Solis String Quartet :

Vincenzo Di Donna - violino Luigi De Maio - violino Gerardo Morrone - viola Antonio Di Francia - violoncello The Solis String Quartet was formed in 1992. The four classically trained musicians from Naples decided to dedicate themselves to the creation of a unique adventurous sound and an original repertoire. They perfected their individual and group performance to exciting and emotional virtuosic standards. The group recorded and toured with artists such as: Claudio Baglioni , Adriano Celentano, Andreas Vollenweider. Rossana Casale, Eduardo Bennato.: "Pavarotti and Friends" (Television production); Katia Ricciarelli and Massimo Ranieri, San Remo festival winning artist Elisa, Dulce Pontes, Ornella Vanoni, Pat Metheny and Gianna Nannini: In March 2001 , Solis String Quartet publish "Metr?", their first critically acclaimed album released by BMG. The album featured guest artists such as Katia Ricciarelli, Rossana Casale, James Senese and Walter Kaiser. In 2003 Solis met Israeli artist Noa. The meeting resulted in a fruitful collaboration and a great friendship that continues to this day. Solis is currently working on their new album featuring Noa, Dulce Pontes, Galliano, Daniel Sepe, Danilo Rea, Gianna Nannini, Gil Dor and Zohar Fresco, to be released soon.