Saxophonist & Composer
EYAL
NETZER
"One of the most creative wind-instrumentalists in local jazz." — Haaretz, 2025
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"One of the most creative wind-instrumentalists in local jazz." — Haaretz, 2025
"An album soaked in emotion and beauty that will show itself in a slow and deep breath."
Haaretz, 2025"The sonic texture that emerges when they play together creates an original and rich musical environment, within which Netzer gradually develops short, meaning-laden melodies — a kind of mantra that repeats again and again without losing its impact. In some pieces, such as the opening "The Creator," this dynamic has a truly magnetic effect."
Haaretz, 2025"Tèkès is a patient, deeply emotional, contemplative, and mostly melancholic suite that captures the horrors of our time."
Salt Peanuts, 2025"Impressive and beautiful."
Salt Peanuts, 2023"Two masters of their instruments."
All About Jazz, 2022"Relies on gentle and soulful dialog and original compositions."
Salt Peanuts, 2022"Beautiful, touching and soulful."
Salt Peanuts, 2021
Born in 1990, Eyal Netzer is a saxophonist and composer working in contemporary jazz and improvised music. His work brings together diverse musical traditions — from free jazz to influences from Middle Eastern music and contemporary classical music — emphasizing improvisation, minimalism, and deep listening.
Netzer has released several albums of original compositions as a bandleader, including Speaking Through the Walls (with Stephen Horenstein), Duo (with vibraphonist Oded Geitzhals), and Shine (with pianist Milton Michaeli), as well as an electro-acoustic solo project titled Falling Into Self.
His latest composition Tèkès (2025) for saxophone and string ensemble has achieved notable recognition, earning positive reviews and being broadcast on radio stations in Israel and abroad. A special modular chamber version of the work was presented to great success, with sold-out performances from 2026 onward.
Netzer is a regular member and soloist with the Israeli Andalusian Orchestra, a faculty member at the Rimon School of Music, and a certified music therapist.
As a sideman, he has performed at numerous venues and festivals with artists such as Shay Hazan, Castle in Time Orchestra, David Murray, William Parker, Michael Attias, among others.