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Tamir Hendelman

Tamir Hendelman is a pianist, arranger, composer, and educator whose trio leadership complements long-running vocal, big-band, and Jeff Hamilton collaborations.

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Career Overview

About Tamir Hendelman

Hendelman’s official biography traces conservatory study in Tel Aviv, Eastman training, and a return to Los Angeles in 1996. It presents piano, arranging, composition, and education as parallel parts of a career extending across trios, singers, and larger ensembles.[1]

Jeff Hamilton’s ensemble biography documents Hendelman’s piano and arranging role in Hamilton’s trio, while the artist’s own catalog centers on Playground and Destinations. His duo with Tierney Sutton provides another setting for voice, piano, and repertoire-based arranging.[1][2][3]

Ensembles and Career Threads

Bands & Projects

Leader, pianist, composer, and arranger

Tamir Hendelman Trio

Hendelman’s leader albums use the piano trio as a setting for originals and arrangements drawn from several song traditions.[1][3]

Pianist and arranger

Jeff Hamilton Trio

Hamilton’s official artist page documents Hendelman’s long-running place in the drummer’s trio and his contribution as an arranger.[2]

Co-leader, pianist, and arranger

Tierney Sutton and Tamir Hendelman

The duo gives Hendelman a voice-and-piano format separate from his trio and larger ensemble work.[4]

Selected, Not Exhaustive

Recordings to Know

2009

Playground

Trio leader, pianist, composer, and arranger

Hendelman’s first leader album established the piano-trio branch of his recording catalog.[1]

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2010 · Resonance Records

Destinations

Trio leader, pianist, composer, and arranger

The trio recording pairs Hendelman with bassist Marco Panascia and drummer Lewis Nash across originals and arranged repertoire.[3]

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2026

Spring

Co-leader, pianist, and arranger with Tierney Sutton

The duo album builds a seasonal song program around Sutton’s voice and Hendelman’s piano and arrangements.[4]

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Artist-Authorized Destinations

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Official Bandcamp catalog

Stream Hendelman’s artist-authorized leader recordings, including Destinations.

Spring with Tierney Sutton

Hear the complete voice-and-piano duo album through its artist-run edition.

Live Calendar

Upcoming Jazz DateBook Shows

Wed, Sep 30, 7:00 PM

Tierney Sutton & Tamir Hendelman at Carpenter Performing Arts Center

Carpenter Performing Arts Center · Long Beach

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Thu, Oct 1, 7:00 PM

Tierney Sutton & Tamir Hendelman at Carpenter Performing Arts Center

Carpenter Performing Arts Center · Long Beach

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Fri, Oct 2, 6:30 PM

Tamir Hendelman Trio W/ Scott Pingel, Lorca Hart at Meyhouse Jazz

Meyhouse Jazz · Palo Alto

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Fri, Oct 2, 8:30 PM

Tamir Hendelman Trio W/ Scott Pingel, Lorca Hart at Meyhouse Jazz

Meyhouse Jazz · Palo Alto

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Sat, Oct 3, 6:30 PM

Tamir Hendelman Trio w/ Scott Pingel, Lorca Hart at Meyhouse San Ramon

Meyhouse San Ramon · San Ramon

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Sat, Oct 3, 8:30 PM

Tamir Hendelman Trio w/ Scott Pingel, Lorca Hart at Meyhouse San Ramon

Meyhouse San Ramon · San Ramon

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Sun, Oct 4, 7:00 PM

Tamir Hendelman at Jazz At The G

Jazz At The G · Highland Park

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Evidence-Based Connections

Related Musician Guides

Connections below come from shared current Jazz DateBook bills or normalized documented performance roles—not subjective similarity.

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Sources

Career copy is original synthesis from the artist, label, and project sources below. Current dates come from Jazz DateBook event inventory.

  1. [1] Official biography and recording history

    Tamir Hendelman

  2. [2] Jeff Hamilton Trio artist biography

    Jeff Hamilton

  3. [3] Destinations album and trio credits

    Tamir Hendelman and Resonance Records

  4. [4] Spring duo album and personnel credits

    Tierney Sutton and Tamir Hendelman