zohar & adam

Friday, January 10, 2025, 9:30 pm

APPEARING: MANHATTAN MARATHON @ MERCURY LOUNGE

Brothers Zohar and Adam Cabo are fast becoming one of the most talked about new acts in jazz. At only 17 and 20 years of age respectively, Zohar (piano) and Adam (drums) bring a lifetime of musical experiences and influences to bear on their eclectic, genre-bending duo performances. Born to musician parents Richard Cabo (former Latin big band leader) and Dassi Rosenkrantz (Israeli bassist, record producer, and educator) the two brothers, together with their sister Noga were veteran performers before they reached their teens, even recording an album at the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis.

The pandemic found the two high schoolers quarantined at home, and out of this isolation, a new creative direction was born. On their debut album Osmosis, Zohar and Adam weave the diverse strands of their musical upbringing into a unique blend of progressive jazz, latin rhythms, hip hop, and world music sensibilities; bringing to mind such legends as Chick Corea and Weather Report, performed with the kind of telepathic synchronicity that only a lifetime of playing together can bring.

Among the first to recognize their talent was bass legend Christian McBride, founder of the jazz education program, Jazz House Kids. Adam is an alum of the program while Zohar is in his fourth year of attendance and it has been an integral part of their musical development. He can be heard on their debut album alongside the renowned saxophonist Steve Wilson on a tune they wrote dedicated to the late great Chick Corea. Other noted guests on the album include Hadrien Feraud (Chick Corea) on bass, and Julian Pollack, aka J3PO, currently a member of Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters. Spring 2025 will see the release of Zohar and Adam’s debut project, Osmosis.