Ofir Shwartz

Ofir Shwartz (Hebrew: אופיר שורץ) (born on 1979, in Haifa) is an Israeli jazz pianist, composer, arranger and record producer.

The trio gained significant success among jazz fans around the world,[1] and has released two albums.

members are the Slovene drummer Gasper Bertoncelj and the New York resident double bass player Gal Shaya.

[2] In 2010, Ofir Shwartz recorded Earlier in Time, his debut album as a band leader, for sHmoo Records; the album received positive reviews.

[3][4] with Residents of the Future Ofir Shwartz is a several times winner of the Ministry of Culture prize for creativity in music, the Haifa Arts Foundation prize for Jazz Musician, and is regularly supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as one of the leading Israeli touring musicians.