His father is composer/arranger Yisrael Borochov and his brother Avri plays double bass professionally.
Switching to trumpet, he began to play jazz after hearing Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis.
He played local gigs in Tel Aviv, in his own band and in a group called Funk Hapoalim.
At the same time, he began to work as a studio musician, recording with Efrat Gosh and Knesiyat Hasechel among others.
'Blue Nights' received critical acclaim including 5-star reviews by Downbeat Magazine[2] and UK Vibe,[3] as well as being named in AllMusic.com's best albums of the year in both the World Music and Jazz categories.