Upcoming Performances +
East Coast Tour Dates!

PerformanceLocationDate & Time
Yom Kippur Healing Service @ Temple EmanuelWorcester, MA10/12/24, 1:30PM
Hoffman's Farewell double bill w/ Moshe Elmakiyas @ DROM85 Avenue A, NYC10/13/2024, 8:30PM
Hoffman's Farewell @ The Parlor Room32 Masonic St, Northampton, MA10/17/2024, 7:30PM
Hoffman's Farewell @ Edlavitch JCC1529 16th St NW, Washington, DC10/20/24, 11:30AM
Hoffman's Farewell @ The Rotunda4014 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA10/20/24, 7PM
Simchat Torah @ Temple EmanuelWorcester, MA10/23/24, 7:30PM

Listen to "Hoffman's Farewell"

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"As in any good Jewish drama, Dayan’s album has as many laughs as there are somber moments amidst some good old fashioned chaos." Miri Villerius, Oyer


Jewish Music

is a big part of my life, and I am interested in exploring new ways to create it.



Contemporary Music

is also a passion of mine, especially borderline cases, those that are between old and new.



Gallery

Photos by Yuval Gur, Yaron Amitai, Taylor Rossi, Maria Troyanker


Currently based in Boston, Massachusetts, Israeli clarinetist and composer Itay Dayan is considered one of today's most promising klezmer musicians.
His recent album, "Hoffman's Farewell", demonstrates Itay's proficiency within the traditional klezmer idiom and his pursuit in looking for new sounds and options for his music. Drawing inspiration from different musical worlds, Itay played with various ensembles such as the Klezmer Conservatory Band, Meitar Ensemble and the Israel Klezmer Orchestra, with which he has toured internationally.
While studying for his M.Mus at New England Conservatory and his B.Mus at the Jerusalem Academy of Music, Itay won scholarships from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Ronen Foundation, Ima Foundation, and the Zvi and Ofra Meitar Family Foundation. Notably, Itay is a recipient of the Siday Fellowship for Musical Creativity by the Jerusalem Institute of Contemporary Music, and of the Peter Row Global Musician Award.