Avner Strauss

Avner Strauss (Hebrew: אבנר שטראוס) is an Israeli singer song-writer and renowned guitarist. He is the founder of "Strauss Mifaaley Tarbut"(Hebrew:"סל תרבות שטראוס") company of national culture venues for Israeli students and pupils.

Biography

Strauss was Born November 5, 1954 , In Jerusalem. Picked up the Elctric Guitar at age 14 , and began playing in rock bands at the late 1960s. At 1971 he formed the first Israeli Blues band , and wrote the first Israeli 12 Bar Blues " I got a Telephone , Ain't got no one to call ". Drawn To Jazz Guitar he Later travelled To Study at "Berklee College of Music which he Graduated in 1978 .

Upon his return he started recording and teachin being apointed as a guitar proffesor at the " Jeruasalem Academy of Music and Dance.

Although he Started out as an avaunt guard guitarist in Jerusalem in the 1960s , Strauss plays Jazz, Flamenco, Classical and Blues guitar as well and has won multiple awards at the International Guitar Festivals. His published materials include mostly highly rated children music and poems, he has produced 3 audio CDs of original Hebrew songs including a live CD of Blues in Hebrew, as well as a CD and animated DVD of his original children's songs.

Avner has also produced an instrumental guitar album that highlights his many different musical facets and playing styles.

His poems where published in various magazines and in the Jewish poetry anthology "Voices Within the Ark" along with poems by his grandfather Arie Ludwig Strauss and his great grandfather Martin Buber.

Strauss has devoted years to research the subject of "History of whistles and small Aerophones ".

and is considered a renowned Autority on the subject and its Musical aspects.

Avner Strauss resides today in the Israeli coastal town of Herzliya.

Discography

• "On A Slow Flame " 1987 (Smal Recoprd Co.)
• "CourtYard " Instrumental 1990 ( M.C.I )
• " Jerusalem Skies Are Lower 1990 ( Phonokol )
• "1/2% Blues " 1995 ( Hed Artzi )
• " Friends of The Rhino " 2004 (Also a DVD )(StraussLtd.)

Recent Publications

Poetry

• Birds Of The Mind
• Chameleons Of The Heart.
• Distance and Other Measures. Poems 1976-1992, Hebrew, (Yaron Golan publications).

Children

• The Porqupine 2005
• Mr. Frog 2005 (Strauss Books).

See also

• Sal Tarbut Strauss

External links

• Avner Strauss home website.

• Avner Strauss guitar instrumentals samples.
• Sal Tarbut Strauss's founded Israeli cultural venue.
• Template:Http://mooma.keshet-tv.com/Biography.asp?ArtistId=14872 Hebrew Biography & Discography At The Official Mooma site
• Avner Strauss Fingersyle Guitar Instrumentals