Atempo

Modern Jazz. Mediterranean Roots. Global Rhythms.

Original contemporary jazz weaving Mediterranean lyricism and Balkan odd meters with Latin, African and Afro-Caribbean grooves.

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ATEMPO — Massa Beha, 2021

MASSA BEHA · 2021

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ATEMPO’s debut album introduces the trio’s musical language — contemporary jazz shaped by Mediterranean, Latin, Balkan and Middle Eastern influences. Rhythmic complexity, strong melodies and improvisation come together in the sound that became the foundation of ATEMPO.

Massa Beha was produced with the support of ACUM, the Independent Creators Fund and the Pais Council for Culture and Art.

“A fun, happy and groovy album. It blew my mind.”

— Noam Nayshool, On The Record
ATEMPO — Supreme Chord, 2026

SUPREME CHORD · 2026

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ATEMPO’s second album expands the trio’s musical world, moving between Mediterranean and Middle Eastern colors, Latin and Afro-Caribbean grooves, African rhythms and Balkan influences. An energetic and rhythmically adventurous collection of original compositions inspired by places, encounters and moments.

“The results are infectious, with a solid groove.”

— Carl Medsker, All About Jazz
ATEMPO — Senses and Flavors, Coming soon

SENSES AND FLAVORS · COMING 2026

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ATEMPO’s third album transforms memory, place and lived experience into music, bringing together contemporary jazz, multicultural influences and original compositions shaped by the past three years. A deeply personal album about memory, change and the way experiences from other senses can become sound.

Album Launch · October 12, 2026 · Shablul Jazz Club, Tel Aviv

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ATEMPO — Senses and Flavors album launch, Shablul Jazz Club, October 12, 2026, featuring Mattan Klein
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PRESS

ALL ABOUT JAZZ USA · 2026
“The results are infectious, with a solid groove and swinging pianism backed by colorful percussion.”
Carl Medsker
RHEIN-ZEITUNGGERMANY · ENGLISH TRANSLATION
“Oriental and folk sounds unfold over wonderfully odd rhythms that get bodies moving.”
Parkhotel · Idar-Oberstein
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THE OTHER SIDE REVIEWS 2022
“Modern, atmospheric and masterful.”
The Other Side Reviews
SINUSOIDAL MUSIC 2022
“A-Tempo Trio are absolutely phenomenal. They exhibit mastery over each of their instruments as well as timing with so much dynamism.”
Sinusoidal Music
WILLA LENTZA POLAND · 2023
“Masterful playing, varied dynamics and a program in which different styles were combined with great sense.”
Radek Bryk · AD ASTRA Concert Series
WHAT AUDIENCES SAY
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Absolute aliens! Out of this world. Composition, talent, energy – master class. There is almost every music genre and culture here.
Maksymilian Wesołowski Światowid · Wrocław, Poland · 2025
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You can make people feel your passion, your authenticity, and your joy in creating music. Your performance was something new for me, but very moving.
Merita & Roland Audience response
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Really one of the best concerts I have seen for a long time. Thanks for coming to our small town.
Stephen Idar-Oberstein, Germany
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I absorbed your every move and sound with my eyes and ears. It was my absolute greatest musical experience, but also mentally, in a very long time.
Krystian Wodniok Katowice, Poland · 2024 Translated from Polish

ABOUT ATEMPO

ATEMPO brings together pianist Itay Abramovitz, bassist Alon Stern and drummer and percussionist Yoav Lachovitsky. The three musicians develop their original compositions through melody, rhythmic interplay and collective improvisation.

With two released albums — Massa Beha and Supreme Chord — ATEMPO has performed across Europe, the United States and Israel, including JxJ Festival in Washington, DC, Altmark Festspiele in Germany, Blue Note Poznań, B-Flat Berlin and Chris’ Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia. In 2024, ATEMPO reached the semifinals of the Bucharest International Jazz Competition at EUROPAfest.

ATEMPO will launch its third album at Shablul Jazz Club in Tel Aviv on October 12, 2026.

ITAY ABRAMOVITZ · PIANO
ALON STERN · BASS
YOAV LACHOVITSKY · DRUMS & PERCUSSION

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SELECTED INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCES

  • JxJ Festival — Washington, DC, USA
  • Bucharest International Jazz Competition / EUROPAfest — Bucharest, Romania · 2024 · Semifinalists
  • Altmark Festspiele — Germany
  • Blue Note Poznań — Poznań, Poland
  • B-Flat Berlin — Berlin, Germany
  • Chris’ Jazz Cafe — Philadelphia, PA, USA
  • Pardes Hanna-Karkur Jazz Festival — Israel · 2026 · feat. Mattan Klein
  • Jazz Club Hipnoza — Katowice, Poland
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  • Bucharest, Romania · 2024 · SemifinalistsBucharest International Jazz Competition / EUROPAfest
  • Pardes Hanna-Karkur, IsraelJazz In The Nachal
  • Shave Ziyyon, IsraelThe Para Bar
  • Jericho Monastery, GermanyAltmark Festspiele
  • Mitzpe Ramon, IsraelMitzpe Ramon Jazz Club
  • Kibbutz Hagoshrim, IsraelThe Third-Ear
  • Berlin, GermanyTaller D'Luis
  • NYC, USASilvana
  • NY, USAJazz On Main
  • Hitzacker, GermanyKulturBahnhof Hitzacker
  • PA, USAStages Music Arts
  • Washington, DC, USAJxJ Festival
  • Chemnitz, GermanyWeltecho Chemnitz
  • Poznań, PolandBlue Note Poznań
  • PA, USAChris’ Jazz Cafe
  • Brno, Czech RepublicMusicLab Brno
  • Gorzów, PolandJazz Club Pod Filarami
  • Wrocław, PolandŚwiatowid
  • Budapest, HungaryIf Café
  • Katowice, PolandJazz Club Hipnoza
  • Warszawa, PolandMoxo Club
  • Tivon, IsraelShech Abreik Festival
  • Brno, Czech RepublicJazz Bar At The Smoking Rabbit
  • Kibbutz Hama'apil, IsraelHaaruba Pub
  • Berlin, GermanyB-Flat Berlin
  • Neve Monson, IsraelTirza's Saloon
  • Kołobrzeg, PolandAdebar
  • NJ, USAShillelagh Pub
  • Brooklyn, NY, USAWilliamsburg Music Center
  • Kielce, PolandJazz Club Chicago Kielce
  • Saarland, GermanyBREITE63
  • Tel Aviv, IsraelBeit Ha-amudim
  • Tel Aviv, IsraelShablul Jazz Club
  • Menashe, IsraelJazz in the container
  • Bad Gandersheim, GermanyLandesgartenschau
  • Oldenburg, GermanyJazz Club Alluvium
  • Tel Aviv, IsraelCafe IVRI
  • Szczecin, PolandWilla Lentza Szczecin
  • Berlin, GermanyHaus der Sinne

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ATEMPO is a contemporary jazz trio featuring Itay Abramovitz on piano, Alon Stern on bass and Yoav Lachovitsky on drums and percussion. Its original music weaves Mediterranean lyricism and Balkan odd meters with Latin, African and Afro-Caribbean grooves. The trio has released Massa Beha and Supreme Chord and performed across Europe, the United States and Israel. ATEMPO were semifinalists in the Bucharest International Jazz Competition / EUROPAfest in 2024. ATEMPO will launch its third album at Shablul Jazz Club in Tel Aviv on October 12, 2026.

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ATEMPO brings together pianist Itay Abramovitz, bassist Alon Stern and drummer and percussionist Yoav Lachovitsky. The trio’s original contemporary jazz weaves Mediterranean lyricism and Balkan odd meters with Latin, African and Afro-Caribbean grooves.

The trio’s discography includes Massa Beha and its second album, Supreme Chord. Its recordings have received coverage from All About Jazz, The Other Side Reviews and Sinusoidal Music. Writing for All About Jazz, Carl Medsker praised the trio’s “solid groove and swinging pianism backed by colorful percussion.” The Other Side Reviews described its music as “modern, atmospheric and masterful.”

Festival appearances include JxJ Festival in Washington, DC, Altmark Festspiele in Germany and Pardes Hanna-Karkur Jazz Festival in Israel, where the trio performed with Mattan Klein in 2026. ATEMPO were semifinalists in the Bucharest International Jazz Competition / EUROPAfest in 2024. The trio has also performed at Blue Note Poznań, B-Flat Berlin, Chris’ Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia, Jazz Club Hipnoza in Katowice and Willa Lentza in Szczecin. Live footage from Bucharest and Światowid in Wrocław is available on the trio’s website.

ATEMPO will launch its third album at Shablul Jazz Club in Tel Aviv on October 12, 2026.

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PRESS QUOTES

“The results are infectious, with a solid groove and swinging pianism backed by colorful percussion.”

Carl Medsker · All About Jazz

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