The songs of New York-based singer, songwriter, and composer Dan Yurkofsky incorporate ideas from a number of music genres including folk and folk-rock, classical, and ambient electronic music.

His 2014 record "Hoverhill" is the first full-length collection of his songs. Although born in New York, many of the songs are inspired by life in northern New Mexico where he lived for several years. Dan is joined on Hoverhill by an eclectic mix of musicians from the New York music world including singer Melissa Stylianou, who sings the first track, "Wyoming", cellist Noah Hoffeld, keyboardist Anna Dagmar, and guitarist Matt Turk.

Experimental, Indian, Classical, Dub, Sound Art.

Jake Charkey is an acclaimed cellist with a strong background in both Western classical music and Hindustani music. 
 
Building from his solid classical and orchestral training, he is an eclectic improviser, drawing from eastern and western musical traditions.
 
He is a sought after studio recording artist in the film, television and music industry in both India and USA.  A disciple of the renowned violinist Padmabhushan Dr. N. Rajam in the rare Gayaki Ang style, Jake is one of the few cellists in the world performing Indian music on the cello.

About
Jake Charkey started playing violin at the age of 6.  After a year of suffering the scratchy cacaphony of beginning violin, his father mercifully gave him a cello to try, and and he took it up like an old friend.
 
After completing his conservatory training at the Shepherd School of Music in Houston, TX and seeking to broaden his musical skills and vocabulary, he took an interest in Hindustani music.  His studies began in Toronto with the sarangi player, Aruna Narayan, who urged him to adapt Hindustani music to cello rather than learn an Indian instrument.  He continued in Los Angeles where he took up intensive training with Jagan Ramamoorthy, a senior disciple of the violin virtuoso Padmabushan Dr. N. Rajam.  He completed his M.F.A. at CalArts in Hindustani music under the guidance of Aashish Khan and Swapan Chaudury.  While at Cal-Arts he also incorporated other modalities of improvisation into his playing with Vinny Golia, Wadada Leo Smith, and Charlie Haden.
 
After grad school Jake moved to Montreal, where continued to perform Hindustani music, both as a soloist and accompanist for Kathak dance and was a occasional collaborator with tUnEyArds.  In 2010 he travelled to India with an arts fellowship from the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute to support formal study under Padmabushan Dr. N. Rajam with whom he continued to learn for the 6 years he stayed there.  
 
In India he recorded and performed with many of the most celebrated musicians in Bollywood.  His unique sound can be heard on season 2 of MTV's Coke Studio, multiple episodes of MTV Unplugged, and in a number of Bollywood soundtracks.  

Since returning to the USA in 2016 Jake has joined the Slipstream Ensemble at Marlboro College, a composer/performer ensemble in residence and performs with Layale Chaker and Sarafand.  He also performs with Adam Rudolph’s GO Organic Orchestra and is a frequent collaborator with the Brooklyn Raga Massive.  He has been an advocate for new music for solo cello which he programs in recital alongside Hindustani music.  He lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Noah Hoffeld's songs deliver the message that now’s the best time for us to breathe and tune into what we truly are.  Baeble Music says his self-produced debut Play Human "brings the best of classical music and modern rock to bear to gorgeous effect." And Music Existence says "Play Human is a masterfully executed work of art." Hoffeld came from a classical background, but classical was never everything to him. 

Before graduating Juilliard, he began bringing rock and pop to the cello. An urge to spread a message of care for people and the planet propelled him to write songs. Now a new album, Mobile Home, coproduced with Mark Plati (Bowie, The Cure, Prince, etc.) is coming this year. 

In December, Bodhiheart: Love Rules, Meditations for Cello and Piano with pianist-collaborator Wells Hanley, renowned Mark Egan (Pat Metheny, Sting) on fretless bass and Arjun Bruggeman on tablas, was released. Reviews New Age wrote, “Bodhiheart improvises one of the best albums of year’s end.” Love Rules was a feature on Echoes Radio, syndicated across 120 stations nationwide, and debuted at #14 on the NACC Chill Chart. 

Noah played on the 2020 Grammy-winning Finding Gabriel by Brad Mehldau, and brought the other string players together for the recording. He plays cello solos for the likes of Renee Fleming and Natalie Merchant, and for films like the Skeleton Twins, with Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig. Noah also records and arranges remotely for songwriters and composers around the world. And he’s a regular band-member for Krishna Das, “rock star of the yoga world.” 

A longtime devotee of yoga and meditation, Hoffeld believes in the power of contemplation and takes to heart Gandhi's saying, 'Be the change you wish to see in the World.” Play Human declares, 'Why don't we all play human for a change? Loving each other shouldn't be out of range."  

Endorsed by Moog Synthesizers and NS electric cellos, Noah’s a Ricci Artist, touring with the world's finest carbon fiber cello. As well as enjoying the benefits of yoga and the outdoors, he’s a surfing novitiate at Brooklyn's Rockaway Beach. 

www.noahhoffeld.com

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