Tues. Nov. 27

     One way to make a musical splash: Be a serious jazz musician, but also come into a mega-load of money, travel extensively, assimilate experience, devote yourself to philanthropic causes, hone your chops and rent out the club. That Albare - one name only, please, though is full name is Albert Dadon - is doing Tuesday Nov. 27 at Scullers at 8 pm.  He's hosting a press soiree prior to the show and then making his area debut with his band, iTD (International Travel Diary) and a project called "Long Way." Albare's fortune came about this way: He married Debbie Besen, the daughter of Marc Besen, billionaire chairman of Highpoint Property Group and founder of the Sussan clothing chain.
    He was born in Morocco, migrated to Israel and France before settling in Australia. His field is mellow modern jazz, and he imposes the music of his heritages on sometimes languid, sometimes thrusting compositions for jazz guitar. The iTD features Albare on guitar, Hendrik Meurkens on harmonica, Phil Turcio on piano, Phil Rex on bass and Pablo Bencid on drums.
Says Albare: "My band is a tribute to the human spirit of adventure.  There are African, Middle-Eastern and South-European flavors on the new release and in the band along with diverse sounds, melodies and rhythms.  All of it is interwoven and fused with the jazz heritage,” Albare says.
    Albare emigrated to Israel at age 5 where he lived for several years until at age 10 when the family relocated to Lyon, France.  From there, he emigrated to Australia at age 27.  He started playing the guitar at eight years old, but it was in Australia that he first became wildly famous, as a pioneer of acid jazz.  Today he performs and records worldwide under the name Albare.  He has a manifold relationship with jazz: he invited Italy's Umbria Jazz Festival three times to Melbourne, was the producer of the Melbourne Jazz Festival, is good friends with Sonny Rollins and was tight with Ray Brown.  In 2011 Enja's Matthias Winckelmann met Albare in Corsica, where they discussed doing a first-rate production in New York City with hand-picked musicians.  Albare and his bassist Evri composed the music, the project was produced in January 2012 
    Thanks to Wiki on the background stuff: Albare is prominent in promoting cultural and business links between Australia and Israel. He undertakes a range of activities covering international affairs, Zionism, political activism and cultural activities within Australia and overseas exchange programs. He is Executive Chairman of Ubertas Group, a diversified funds management and property development company. From 1991 to 1993 he was Chairman of the French Chamber of Commerce in Australia (Victorian Chapter). Established “Le Concours des Vins du Victoria”, a wine competition in Australia. From 1994 to 1996, he was Director of the Australia French Foundation, an appointment made by Senator Gareth Evans, the then Minister of Foreign Affairs of Australia. This Foundation was initiated by the then Prime Minister, Bob Hawke as a gift to France for the Bicentennial of the French Revolution. In 2001 Albare was Chairman of the United Israel Appeal in Victoria. He founded in 2002 and then Chaired the Australian Israel Cultural Exchange, an organization launched through a Joint Declaration between the Australian and Israeli Governments. A Joint Declaration announcing and supporting the establishment of AICE by Alexander Downer MP, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Binyamin Netanyahu MK, Israeli Minister for Foreign Affairs, took place simultaneously in Parliament House, Canberra and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem. It was the first time that such a Joint Declaration has been made between the two countries. Dadon also publishes a quarterly magazine for AICE titled Rhapsody. Since its inception, AICE has bankrolled and curated visits to Israel by delegations of Australian and British politicians and journalists.
     From 2003 to 2005, Albare was Chairman of the Melbourne Jazz Festival. In 2005 he brought to Melbourne the Umbria Jazz Festival, which was named “Umbria Jazz Melbourne 05”. The Festival in 2005 attracted 135,000 visitors under the Artistic Direction of Carlo Pagnotta. The Festival is mainly funded by the Victorian Government through Victoria Major Event Company and Arts Victoria. In 2006 the organisation appointed Dadon to become the new Director of the Festival and take the Artistic lead. The appointment of Albare as Artistic Director resulted in a change of name of the Festival to Melbourne Jazz and the 2007 edition of the Festival enjoyed the presence of more than 200 artists from the world around, performing in ten venues in 112 concerts during its ten days.  In 2003, Albare founded the Australian Jazz “Bell” Awards (named after Australian Legend and Patron of the event Graeme Bell, AO). Dadon chairs the board of The Australian Jazz Awards Limited (a non for profit arts organisation) that governs the Awards. The Bells are the only form of formal recognition system entirely devoted to the Jazz Art form in Australia. They recognise the achievements of young and established Australian Jazz performers and composers. In 2008 he received an Order of Australia (AM) for service to the arts, particularly through the Melbourne Jazz Festival, through philanthropic support for cultural and charitable organisations, and to business.

Tix: $20.

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