Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, Eyal started playing and composing at the early age of seven. He played the Violin for six years and was accepted to the Tel-Aviv High School for the Arts. At the age of fourteen he switched to saxophone, as his principle instrument and joined the Jazz program at the same school.
Eyal Studied at the Israeli Conservatory, Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music and participated in Matan, special workshops and music camps for excellent young musicians. Eyal performed as a side man and as a leader on Israel's prestigious stages including Tel-Aviv Jazz and Blues Festival, Tel-Aviv Museum Jazz series, Shablul Jazz Club, The State Art Festival, Bereshit Festival, Hagada Hasmalit Club and Milestone Jazz Club at Shuni Fortress.
In 2007, Eyal moved to New York and attended the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music after receiving a generous scholarship. In 2009 Eyal graduated with honors and was featured on the university’s newspaper as an outstanding graduate. For the past years Eyal has had the privilege to study and play with Charles Tolliver, Junior Mance, Jimmy Owens, Charli Persip's Supersound, Bobby Sanabria, and Cecil Bridgewater.
Eyal works with various ensembles as a leader and as a sideman. With his groups he played in some of the best venues in New York such as Sweet Rhythm, Smalls, Swing 46, Smoke, Fat Cat, Café Centro and Hudson River Park Stars of Tomorrow Series.
Fourteen of NYC's finest young musicians performing intriguing arrangements of old standards and originals!
A unique blend of traditional swing music with new concepts, colors and sounds!
A unique blend of traditional swing music with new concepts, colors and sounds!
Saxophone player, Composer and Arranger, Eyal Vilner, lives in New York and collaborates with some of the finest upcoming musicians of the city's Jazz scene. The orchestra performs new arrangements of Jazz classics by composers such as: Irvin Berlin, Cole Porter, Kern & Hammerstein and Dizzy Gillespie, as well as Vilner’s Originals.
After touring Israel in the summer of 2008, Mr. Vilner decided it’s time to create a New York version of his Israeli all star big band. He gathered fourteen of New York City's finest young professional musicians representing five countries and four continents.
For the past two years Eyal Vilner Big Band has been performing at New York’s prestigious Jazz Clubs such as Sweet Rhythm, Fat Cat and a steady engagement at Smalls Jazz Club. During the Month of December 2009 the Eyal Vilner Big Band featured world renowned jazz legends- Mr. Junior Mance and Mr. Jimmy Owens.
“Eyal’s writing has daring and wit- much of it deeply in the tradition, some questing toward a convincing contemporary edge” - composer and arranger Kirk Nurock
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| Dizzy's Club Coca Cola | New York, NY | |||
| Dizzy's Club Coca Cola | New York, NY | |||
| Dizzy's Club Coca Cola | New York, NY | |||
| Dizzy's Club Coca Cola | New York, NY | |||
| Dizzy's Club Coca Cola | New York, NY |
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