Education
He then studied at the Tanglewood Institute in 1988 and received a Bachelor of Music Composition degree from Eastman School of Music in 1993.
He then studied at the Tanglewood Institute in 1988 and received a Bachelor of Music Composition degree from Eastman School of Music in 1993.
Hendelman has performed with the, the, Harry Allen, Teddy Edwards, Warren Vache, Houston Person, Jeff Clayton, Nick Brignola, Philosophy Upchurch, Rickey Woodard, John Clayton and Barbara Morrison. He also leads his own trio and his debut Civil Defense Playground features him in this trio setting. His album Destinations features Lewis Nash and Marco Panascia.
The album reached number one on the JazzWeek Jazz Charts in September 2010.
Tamir Hendelman began his keyboard studies at age 6 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Concerts in Japan and the Kennedy Center followed.
He became the youngest musical director for Lovewell Institute, a national arts education non-profit organization. Since returning to Los Angeles in 1996, he has been in steady demand as pianist and arranger, touring the United States, Europe, and Asia.
In 1999, Tamir was a guest soloist with the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra.
Hendelman is the pianist/arranger on Jackie Ryan"s "You and the Night and the Music" and Janis Mann"s "A Perfect Time". He is also featured on Natalie Cole"s "Still Unforgettable" (Western Economic Association, USA, 2008) and Barbra Streisand"s Love Is the Answer (Columbia, 2009). In 2002 he also toured Europe with Tierney Sutton and the Bill Holman Big Band.
Hendelman musically directed Julia Migenes"s "Alter Ego" and played/arranged on Roberta Gambarini"s "Easy To Love" (Now Forward, 2006).
In 2010, he accompanied Streisand at her return engagement to the Village Vanguard in New New York He is also bandleader of another trio in Los Los Angeles
The drummer Dean Koba has been part of it for years. On bass it"s Dan Lutz or Carlito del Puerto.
Hendelman is married and they have two daughters.
Hendelman joined the in 2000, contributing arrangements, recording and touring Japan, Europe and the United States.
With the CHJO, Tamir has recorded for John Pizzarelli, Gladys Knight and Diana Krall.
In 2001 he became a member of the, with whom he premiered John Clayton"s new orchestration of Oscar Peterson"s Canadiana Suite at the Hollywood Bowl in 2001.