Harel Shachal is a faculty member at the New School Jazz and Contemporary Program, where he is the Director of the World Music/Middle Eastern Ensemble. Harel studied composition at the “Rimon” school for Jazz and Contemporary music in Israel. He’s a performing musician who blends jazz, klezmer, middle eastern and other influences. He plays soprano saxophone, Alto saxophone, the G-Clarinet (Turkish Clarinet), the Zurna and the Ney http://www.harelshachal.com/index.html