Yael's Bio:
The award-winning, diversified flutist, composer, and educator, Yael is a native of Tel Aviv and lives in New York City. She holds a BA degree in Classical Flute Performing Arts from the Rubin Academy in Jerusalem, where she also studied Jazz and Electronic Music Composition. She lived in Copenhagen and relocated to NYC in 2005 as a Fulbright scholar, studying Composition at NYU, and received an MA in Music for Social Change, from Empire State College (NY). Yael works with different music genres: jazz, classical, contemporary, improvisation, and music for Silent films and choreography. Her performances and commissions span Europe, Israel, Japan, the USA, and Canada. She leads the urban funky jazz ensemble KAT Modiano and collaborates as a soloist with ensembles, choirs, choreographers, visual artists, DJs, and MC poets. She also performs therapeutic, interactive concerts at hospices, shelters, Juvenile Detention Centers, and charity concerts for social causes. Yael teaches local and global Flute, Masterclasses, and Interactive Music Appreciation.
Personality rating: Easygoing and outgoing
