AmeliaEfrat Alony & Mahan MirarabOut of the Box00:07:14
NostalgiaEfrat Alony & Mahan MirarabOut of the Box00:06:59
A Twin MoonEfrat Alony & Mahan MirarabOut of the Box00:05:41
Efrat Alony
Mahan Mirarab
// Out of the Box
Efrat Alony – Gesang
Mahan Mirarab – Git.
new wind, new horizons
Efrat Alony – Gesang ( ISR/ DE)
Mahan Mirarab – Git. ( Iran/ AT)
As strong band-leaders and charismatic performers Efrat Alony and Mahan Mirarab have been praised by European audiences and the Press for years.
In this new Duo they dare to think together „Outside the Box„, celebrating their diverse cultural heritage. Their originality and outstanding musicality is woven into a new shared story.
RE_shaping Jazz, its freedom and flight, Alony & Mirarab playfully follow the magical scent of their songs on to hidden musical fantasy lands -daring to look beyond, using sound, rhythm as well as silence to create a moving and memorable performance.
Videos
a few visual-bites
thank you to Stefan Löhr & Dorothea Krishnabhakdi from https://sensonus.org for the wonderful recording
Efrat Alony
Efrat Alony – Vocals
Efrat Alony, born in Haifa (Israel), studied composition and Jazz as well as clasical signing in at "Rimon, school of contemporary music", Israel, at "Berklee College of Music" in Boston and finally at the "HfM Hanns-Eisler Music Academy" in Berlin, Germany. Praised by the europlan press for years, the award-winning singer and composer shines as she dynamically unfolds her music in and charming interplay between humor and depth.
For Alony art IS movement, the courage to question everything and fearlessly follow through- whichever new shape, Form or sound the journey ahead may entail.
With her album "Hollywood Isn't Calling" she won the German Jazz Award 2022 in the category Best Vocal Album of the Year as well as a nomination for Best Composition of the Year with her composition "My Shorthand Modes of Perception"
...Längst gehört [Efrat Alony] zu den wichtigsten Stimmen des europäischen Jazz.
Efrat Alony gelingt es auch mit diesem Album, politische und sonstige komplizierte Themen so zu verpacken, dass sie wie an Luftballons befestigt zu schweben scheinen.
Mahan Mirarab
Mahan Mirarab – guitar
Mahan Mirarab is an Iranian/Austrian guitarist, composer, arranger and music producer based in Vienna and Berlin.
He has spent years learning about Persian traditional music as well as the indigenous sound and cultures of the country such as Arabic, African, Turkish, Kurdish, etc., while refining his skills in Jazz, western classic and popular music. Notably using fretless guitar, he specialises in blending the microtonal systems with jazz and improvised music.
His dedication to expand his musical vocabulary brought him to Europe in 2009 where he met and collaborated with numerous musicians from all over the world
Persian Side of Jazz is one of the year’s most unique and compelling releases mainly because the stylistic blueprint of Mirarab’s compositions draw upon stylistic influences, mainly Persian folk and world music, that are exotic to stateside ears.
Dates
2027
24.01.2027 Neuköllner Oper , Berlin, BlackStar
condutor: Niko Meinhold - piano
Efrat Alony- voc, electronics
Frank Gratkowski- reeds
Róberta Andersen- git.
23.01.2027 Neuköllner Oper , Berlin, BlackStar
condutor: Niko Meinhold - piano
Efrat Alony- voc, electronics
Frank Gratkowski- reeds
Róberta Andersen- git.
17.01.2027 Neuköllner Oper , Berlin, BlackStar
condutor: Niko Meinhold - piano
Efrat Alony- voc, electronics
Frank Gratkowski- reeds
Róberta Andersen- git.
16.01.2027 Neuköllner Oper , Berlin, BlackStar
condutor: Niko Meinhold - piano
Efrat Alony- voc, electronics
Frank Gratkowski- reeds
Róberta Andersen- git.
2026
19.12.2026 Porgy & Bess, Stregen Kammer, Vienna, "Am I Stand In - for Myself?"
“Am I a stand in
- for Myself ?”
Efrat Alony- voc, electronics, composition
Vincent Pongracz- cl, electronics
Raphael Preuschl- e bass
András Dès- perc.
08.09.2026 PopVoxCon 2026, MDV, Vienna, Alony / Wiesinger
Alony / Wiesinger
Efrat Alony: vocals, electronics
Beate Wiesinger- bass
23.07.2026 Strudlhofstiege, Vienna, 7 pm, OnQ improvisers
Efrat Alony- voc
Michael Tiefenbacher -piano
16.07.2026 Strudlhofstiege, Vienna, 6 pm, OnQ improvisers
Efrat Alony- voc
Michael Tiefenbacher -piano
22.06.2026 Porgy & bess, Wien, Efrat Alony & Students meet Teachers Ensemble
Efrat Alony, Viviane Töbich: vocals
Cosima Pillinger, Laima Lodina : violin
Esther Thoben: cello
Fabian Rucker, Jonas Kopetzky: reeds
Mike Tiefenbacher: piano, keyboards
Martin Koller: guitar
Jakob Gönitzer: bass
Jonas Kocnik: drums
19.06.2026 Bruckner University, Linz, AT, Efrat Alony & Students meet Teachers Ensemble
Efrat Alony, Viviane Töbich: vocals
Cosima Pillinger, Laima Lodina : violin
Christoph Meier: cello
Fabian Rucker, Jonas Kopetzky: reeds
Mike Tiefenbacher: piano, keyboards
Martin Koller: guitar
Jakob Gönitzer: bass
Jonas Kocnik: drums
17.06.2026 Stadtwerkstatt, Linz, AT, Efrat Alony & Students meet Teachers Ensemble
Efrat Alony, Viviane Töbich: vocals
Laima Lodina, Cosima Pillinger: violin
Esther Thoben, Christoph Meier: cello
Fabian Rucker, Jonas Kopetzky: reeds
Mike Tiefenbacher: piano, keyboards
Martin Koller: guitar
Jakob Gönitzer: bass
Jonas Kocnik: drums
08.06.2026 Handel Festspiele, Halle, Germany, Händel-Fast Forward
Efrat Alony- voc
Philipp Nykrin- piano
27.03.2026 Echoraum , Vienna, Alony / Zeiner - free improvised music
Alony / Zeiner
Efrat Alony: vocals, electronics
Verena Zeiner - piano
09.03.2026 Celeste, Vienna, Alony/ Nykrin - free improvised music
Alony / Nykrin
Efrat Alony: vocals, electronics
01.03.2026 Studio Stefan Neutzel, Vienna, Alony/ Pongracz/ Preuschl/ Dés/- "Off, To New Horizons"
Alony / Pongracz/ Preuschl / Dés-
'Off, To New Horizons'
Efrat Alony: vocals, electronics
Vincent Pongracz- cl, electronics
Raphael Preuschl: bass, electronics
András Dés: percussion
2025
15.12.2025 Celeste, Vienna, Alony/ Pongracz- free improvised music
Alony / Pongracz
Efrat Alony: vocals, electronics
Vincent Pongracz- cl, electronics
21.10.2025 Jewish Museum, Vienna, Alony/ Pongracz/ Preuschl/ Dés/- "Off, To New Horizons"
Alony / Pongracz/ Preuschl / Dés- 'Off, To New Horizons'
Efrat Alony: vocals, electronics
Vincent Pongracz- cl, electronics
Raphael Preuschl: bass, electronics
András Dés: percussion
08.09.2025 Porgy & Bess, Vienna, AT, Peter Lenz feat. Efrat Alony (A/ISR/USA)
Peter Lenz 'Breathe – Music for Large Ensembles' (A/ISR/USA)
Contact
For booking requests please contact:
Tobias Schuster
Tel+49 (0)30 250 194 27