Ayelet Rose Gottlieb

Ayelet Rose Gottlieb (Hebrew: איילת רוז גוטליב; born 1979) is an Israeli jazz and world music vocalist and composer based in Montreal.

Biography

Ayelet Rose Gottlieb was born in Jerusalem. Her father and uncle were guitarists. Her grandfather was a carpenter born in Mandatory Palestine who spoke Hebrew and Arabic. She credits her grandfather for introducing her to Arabic and Middle Eastern music, her father for introducing her to Western classical music and jazz, and her uncle for introducing her to 1970s rock and pop music.[1] She graduated from New England Conservatory of Music in 2002.[2]

She currently lives in Montreal.[3]

Career

Gottlieb has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Guggenheim Museum, the Montreal International Jazz Festival, and numerous other venues.[4] She has performed with Bobby McFerrin, Ethel, Joe Lovano, Naomi Shihab Nye, and many other musicians and poets.[5][6] Gottlieb, Malika Zarra, Sofia Rei, and Sara Serpa were the four singers of the John Zorn-led vocal ensemble Mycale.[7]

Gottlieb is affiliated with the Deep Listening movement associated with Pauline Olivieros. She founded “Orchard of Pomegranates,” a collaborative musical community, in 2019.[6][8]

Discography

As leader

  • Internal/External (2004)[9]
  • Mayim Rabim (2006)[10]
  • Upto Here | From Here (2009)[11]
  • Betzidei Drachim (Roadsides) (2014)[12]
  • Shiv'a (2016)[1]
  • Pneuma (2019)[13]
  • I Carry Your Heart: A Tribute To Arnie Lawrence (2019)[14]
  • 13 Lunar Meditations: Summoning the Witches (2021)[15]

Collaborations

  • Mycale: Mycale: The Book of Angels, Vol 13 (2010)[16]
  • Mycale: Gomory: The Book of Angels, Vol 25 (2015)[17]
  • Anat Fort and Ayelet Rose Duo: Two More Dreams (2017)[18]
  • Saku Mantere: Upon First Impression (2022)[19]
  • Ruth Saphir: Accolades of Time (2024)[20]
  • Dream Keepers: Dust (2025)[21]

References

  1. ^ a b Varty, Alexander. "Ayelet Rose Gottlieb's Open-Heart Tunings | Musicworks magazine". www.musicworks.ca. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  2. ^ "Gottlieb | Performance Space New York". Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  3. ^ Cherascu, Andrei (February 8, 2021). "So many of us are a little bit witchy — Ayelet Rose Gottlieb presents her new album, '13 Lunar Meditations: Summoning the Witches'". The Music and Myth. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  4. ^ "Ayelet Rose Gottlieb | Jazz from New York, NY". ReverbNation. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  5. ^ "Ayelet Rose Gottlieb: Shiv'a". Radio Sefarad. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Ayelet Rose Gottlieb". SUONI PER IL POPOLO. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  7. ^ Ratliffe, Ben (September 9, 2015). "The Singers of Mycale Blend Voices in Zorn's 'Book of Angels' (Published 2015)". Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  8. ^ "A Year of Deep Listening – Page 11 – The Center For Deep Listening". Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  9. ^ Sunderland, Celeste (April 23, 2004). "Ayelet Rose Gottlieb: Internal/External album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  10. ^ "Ayelet Rose Gottlieb Mayim Rabim / Great Waters | Wexner Center for the Arts". wexarts.org. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  11. ^ "Upto Here | From Here CD Release | Jewish Music WebCenter". August 16, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  12. ^ "Jazz Album: Ayelet Rose Gottlieb: Betzidei Drachim [Roadsides] by Ayelet Rose Gottlieb". All About Jazz Musicians. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  13. ^ Hareuveni, Eyal. "PNEUMA". salt peanuts. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  14. ^ "Jazz Album: I Carry Your Heart: A Tribute to Arnie Lawrence by Ayelet Rose Gottlieb". All About Jazz Musicians. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  15. ^ Ham, Robert. "Ayelet Rose Gottlieb - 13 Lunar Meditations: Summoning The Witches". DownBeat. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  16. ^ Honigmann, David. "Mycale: The Book Of Angels: Volume 13". www.ft.com. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  17. ^ "John Zorn Resource - Gomory". johnzornresource.com. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  18. ^ "Two More Dreams – Ayelet Rose Gottlieb". Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  19. ^ "Jazz Album: Upon First Impression by Saku Mantere". All About Jazz Musicians. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  20. ^ "Jazz Album: Accolades Of Time by Ruth Saphir". All About Jazz Musicians. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  21. ^ Hareuveni, Eyal. "AYELET ROSE GOTTLIEB". salt peanuts. Retrieved August 1, 2025.