Ofir Shwartz Biography

Born in Israel. In his early 20's started his professional career as a pianist and composer with some of the finest Jazz musicians in Israel.

Leader of the Ofir Shwartz Trio, Shwartz-Hosoya trio, the Art of Duo (piano-drums group), and Keyboards player with the Residents of the Future, Ofir has performed at prestigious Jazz Festivals and venues over the world; Nowadays he continues to compose and create fascinating new music.

Ofir takes much inspiration from musicians such as Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Brad Mehldau, Bobo Stenson, Dave Liebman and many more - holding great importance to creativity and unique sound in his music, exploring the endless bounds of harmony and melody..

Ofir Shwartz Trio

A progressive piano trio (Ofir Shwartz - piano, Simon Starr - double Bass, Roy Oliel - drums) that performs music written and arranged by Ofir Shwartz. This trio has a unique approach inspiring from jazz, rock, drum'n'bass genres.

The trio performances are very alive and energetic - changing rhythms, moving from mellow melodies to dissonance by the spirit of the moment. It has a very emotional and honset connection between the musicians and the audience as part of the music creation experience.

These days the Ofir Shwartz Trio tours the world performing at the most renowned Jazz Festivals while promoting its new album "Earlier in Time".
(2010, sHmoo Records)

Shwartz-Hosoya Trio

An ECM piano trio (piano, double Bass, drums) that performs music written and arranged by the Japanese bass player Noriaki Hosoya & the pianist Ofir Shwartz.

The music is pure ECM style, from the 70s Keith Jarrett era to these days aromatic ECM sound; playing highly esthetic atmosphere with clear melodies and gentle ballance.

The Hotoya-Shwartz Trio was established early in 2011, and starts touring the world performing at the most renowned Jazz Festivals.

Yuval Ron & Residents of the Future

The quartet performs original tunes, mostly written and arranged by guitarist Yuval Ron, which reveal the influence of the greats of Modern Jazz, and a mixture of many other contemporary artists of the Progressive, Fusion and Metal veins. The music is characterized by constant emphasis on harmonic richness, rhythmical sophistication, dialogues between the players and excessive use of synthesizers and other electronic instruments.

The material played is partly written and partly improvised by the band and shows a perfect blend of talent and interplay that leads to a constantly evolving musical and energetic experience.



The band has performed in a variety of venues worldwide and gained extremely supportive feedbacks and recognition from audience and fellow musicians. It has also released 3 albums (including a live concert DVD) since 2004.

Yuval Ron and Residents of the Future performs occasionally at some of the most renowned Jazz Festivals in the world.
Residents Of The Future website >