A part of a Free Jam Trio (August 2013)
Hagai Perets - Guitar
Giuseppe Paradiso - Drums
Jeff Mcauliffe - Bass

Happened to be recorded with a simple mic which was located behind the drums, apologize for the sound :)

Openness (Free improvisation)

Original tune recorded live in Dec' 2012 with Unlimited Perception,
Track #9 from the 2nd album - Time is Now. 
Burcu Gulec - Voice
Miguel Angel Lous - Flute
Hagai Perets - Guitar/Composition
Utar Artun - Piano
Ren Yamamoto - Bass
Victor Andres Cruz - Percussion
Andres Fonseca - Drums
Javier Garcia - Mixing & Mastering

Surrealistic

Live recording from Israel  2008 
Idan Dayan - Bass
Dror Golan - Drums

Desert nights

"Jazz Crimes" in Burbank st'

Tide

Original tune dedicated to the ones I miss.
Burcu Gulec - Voice
Hagai Perets - Guitar
Utar Artun - Piano
Tamir Shmerling - Bass
Roberto Giaquinto - Drums


Ga'aguim (Longing)

Original interpretation for the beautiful ballad by Miles Davis&Bill Evans.
Performed live at Wakefield Library Sep' 2012 by Utar Artun Piano and Hagai Perets Guitar-Synth.


Blue in Green By Miles Davis&Bill Evans - Utar&Hagai Duo

Original composition by Hagai Perets - Guitars, Cumbus and Midi programming.


Twilight

Original tune recorded live - May 2012
Featured as the closing track of Unlimited Perception's album - Awakening.
Burc'u Gulec' - Voice
Hagai Perets - Guitar/Composition 

Where are You ?

Hagai Perets was born in Haifa, Israel on September 24, 1981. He started learning about music and began taking guitar lessons at the age of 13 in his hometown, Kiryat Ata. There, he went to the local conservatory from 1993 until 1999 and played for the representative Jazz ensemble, in which he performed frequently at a number of places in Israel and the US. After studying Electronics in Rogozin high school, Hagai served in the Israeli army as an engineer in the Air force for 3 years from 2000 to 2003 as a part of his duty to the country. Once he was done with the military service, Hagai started establishing his music career by playing with several groups and performing all over the country. In addition to performing, Hagai gave guitar lessons in Haifa-Nesher and Yoqneam Conservatories. In 2007 he started his higher academic education at Haifa University, majoring in Music and Archeology. During his studies he participated in the Asia Scholarship live audition tour for Berklee College of Music and was accepted as a scholarship student. Shortly after, he moved to Boston in 2010 and began his studies in Berklee College. Perets graduated from the class of 2012 with the "summa cum laude" Bachelor of Music degree. He also managed to get the Guitar Department Award in 2012 and was on the Dean’s list for an excellent academic performance during every semester he was enrolled. Hagai studied and collaborated with some of the top musicians and educators in the Boston area such as Mick Goodrick, Bret Willmott, Tim Miller, Greg Hopkins, Ed Tomassi, Marc Rossi, Mitch Haupers, Dave Johnson and Tibor Pustzai to name a few. Hagai was one of the first Israelis to be featured in the colleges’ prestigious and annually held, “Jazz Blues Guitar Night” at the Berklee Performance Center for two years in a row, performing “Ga’aguim” and “Desert Nights” in Fall 2010 and “Independent Shadow” in Fall 2011. Hagai is also a JRR (Jazz Revelation Records) artist, his composition, "Ga'aguim", was selected for JRR - Octave album, which was released in 2011. 
Currently located in Israel, Hagai is writing, arranging, recording and performing his music as a bandleader with his own group and as a sideman in various projects. Moreover he is guiding a local Jazz ensemble and giving guitar/music lessons via Skype or in person within Tivon/Haifa/Krayot area. Aside from teaching, Hagai is in the process of publishing his own Guitar book, which showcases and informs the readers of his approach for improvisation and composition.

Hagai Perets

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