Tal Mashiach
bass
Tal Mashiach is a Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist, performer, and composer based in Brooklyn. Born in Israel, he studied classical guitar and double bass, winning first prize at the national guitar competition at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance and receiving annual scholarships from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation for classical and jazz studies.
In 2015, after receiving a full scholarship from The New School, Mashiach moved to New York. Since then, he has performed and toured with artists including Avishai Cohen, Anat Cohen, Mulatu Astatke, Jeff Ballard, Nasheet Waits, Jason Lindner, Ravi Coltrane, Justin Brown, Shai Maestro, Omer Avital, among many others, at venues and festivals around the world including Carnegie Hall, Blue Note NY, Newport Jazz Festival, Lincoln Center, Pit Inn Tokyo, SFJAZZ, Umbria Jazz, Montreal Jazz Festival. In addition to his work as a sideman, Mashiach leads the TM Street Band and GTO Trio. His most recent project, Tiyul, a solo album featuring his original compositions on classical guitar, was released in 2022.