Lior Yekutieli

Lior Yekutieli was born in Israel in 1964. When he was 9 years old he started playing classical guitar. Three years later, Lior already gave live recitals, played as a soloist with the Israeli Chamber Orchestra and in varied TV and radio recorded concerts. At the age of twenty, Lior started to explore Jazz music and developed his improvising and composing skills. In 1989, he traveled to the United States where he graduated the Musicians' Institute of Los-Angeles and recorded with leading musicians, among them the base player Jeff Berlin. Two years later he was invited to give Jazz concerts in Europe and stayed there for three years, during which he formed his own band, Exit, with Yiotis Kiourtsoglo (b) and Marc Halbheer (d). Together they’ve performed Lior’s compositions in different Jazz clubs across Europe. In 1992 Lior returned to Israel and worked with top singers while dedicating his free time to composing, recording two CD's of his original music with Exit, and touring with the band in Israel and Europe. In 2000, Lior's composition for classical guitar Moods" was published by the Orphee Editions, Another one of Lior's compositions, "Fairy Tales sonatina", was published by the Orphee Editions in 2010. By the end of 2018 Lior released his first solo album, "Finally alone" The album includes original compositions and favorite Jazz standards. In June 2020 Lior released his 2nd solo album, "About Time", and In May 2021 Lior released his 3rd solo album, "sketches".