“I believe that Noam will be a major voice on the bass for the years to come” – Bob Gullotti

Noam Tanzer is a young bassist, songwriter, and educator based in Brooklyn, New York. Playing both electric and double bass, Tanzer is part of many different musical communities and is surrounded by a diverse world of styles varying from improvised music to hardcore metal, from indie rock in Spanish to the music of Billy Strayhorn. Noam is currently touring extensively with jazz guitar legend Mike Stern and with indie-jazz star Mei Semones. Other recent collaborations and performances include:

• 16-time Grammy award winner Irakere founding member, legendary composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist Paquito D’Rivera

• Grammy Winner, Guggenheim fellow, saxophonist Miguel Zenon

• Uruguayan Candombe-Funk superstar Julieta Rada

While at Berklee College of Music, Tanzer has studied under the tutelage of Bob Gullotti, Susan Hagen, John Lockwood, Mike Pope, Chris Loftlin, Danny Morris, and Whit Browne. As a student at the Berklee Global Jazz Institute, he was mentored by Danilo Perez, John Patitucci, George Garzone, Ben Street, Joe Lovano, Terri Lyne Carrington, Dave Liebman, Adam Cruz, et al. Tanzer holds a bachelor’s degree in music performance and a master’s degree in global jazz.