• Danny Sanderson and His Band
• 5:00pm Seating / 8:00pm Show

ABOUT DANNY SANDERSON

“Sanderson is not only the brains, the lyrics and the melodies behind one of Israel’s greatest super-groups, he is also a brilliant guitarist and one of the most talented and creative artists the Israeli music scene has ever known.”
- Amit Salonim – Maco.co.il – April 2009

Danny Sanderson  - Electric/Acoustic Guitar and Vocals
Tamar Eisenman – Electric guitar and Vocals
Kfir Ben Laish – Acoustic Guitar and Vocals
Yotem Ben Horin – Bass and Vocals
Shai Wetzer - Drums
Saul Eshet - Keyboards
Ravit Harel - Vocals

Danny and and his band  will  perform a special Friday night concert at City Winery this Friday June 4th. Danny will perform his best hits as well as the hits of Kaveret, Gazuz and Doda. It is going to be an amazing night!!!

One of the most influential performers on the Israeli cultural scene, Danny Sanderson is both a legendary and contemporary pop icon. He is a founding member of the amazing band Kaveret/Poogy, dubbed “the Beatles of Israel” and a top concert ticket-seller for over 25 years and through five reunions. Danny Sanderson also formed the groups Gazoz and Doda, both of which are considered among the cornerstones of Israeli rock music.

Sanderson was born in Kfar Blum in Israel to parent that immigrated to Israel from Boston.  He grew up in Haifa and Savion, and at the age of 10 moved with his family to the U.S., where he lived until he was 18. Sanderson was drawn to music early in life, and played in several rock bands, influenced mainly by mid-60s American pop and rock.

At the age of 18 he was conscripted to the Israeli Defense Forces and played guitar with the Nachal military singing band. Sanderson was mainly noted at the time as a phenomenal guitar player, but soon also gained a reputation as a composer and arranger.

In 1972, along with friends Alon Oleartchik, Efraim Shamir, Gidi Gov, Meir Feningstein and later Yoni Rechter and Yitzchak Klepter, Sanderson founded a band called Kaveret (כוורת, beehive). The original idea for the band, formulated by Oleartchik and Sanderson, was to create a pop-rock operatic show, centered on the fictional figure "Poogy", which Feningstein and Sanderson created. The operatic show did not work, but when separated into individual songs became an instant hit in Israel, catapulting Kaveret into the position of the most successful pop-rock band in Israel then and since.
Sanderson was the dominant force in Kaveret. He wrote the music and lyrics to most of the songs. In 1976, most of the other band members were anxious to embark on their own individual careers and, following a short performance tour in the United States, Kaveret disbanded.

Danny Sanderson has had an impressive solo recording career and has succeeded in other media such as authoring books and appearing on Israeli television as musician, comedian, and host. He has released 12 solo albums, written three books and produced several albums for other Israeli performers. Danny Sanderson’s prolific and successful career has won him a prominent place in Israel’s cultural history. His ability to reinvent himself guarantees him a place of honor in Israel’s cultural future.