Eliezer Blumen
Eliezer was raised in the small country towns of Connecticut and New Jersey. He soaked in his father's folk guitar playing and the good tunes he always had playing on the stereo. At age 15 Eliezer was already playing guitar himself and singing in local pubs. He went on to study at Skidmore College, from which he has a degree in Musical Performance and Composition. Eliezer has been composing and recording for 25 years and has performed all over the globe. He has been influenced mostly by the blues, folk, rock, and jazz of the '50s, '60s, and '70s. He has recorded for Atlantic Records, as well as with many Israeli artists. His own release from 2000, "A New Song," on Gal-Paz Records, is a combination of these different styles. Eliezer has released two additional Hebrew albums with Gal-Paz records: "Straight to You" and "L'maan Tzion" as well as his own blues album in English: "Lazer Lloyd and The Folk Spirit Blues-Higher Ground."
It was his contract with Atlantic, over ten years ago, that brought him to New York City, where he had the opportunity to meet and perform with Reb Shlomo Carlebach. This greatly contributed to his decision to make Aliya to Israel and his re-Jew-venation, part of which involved the long hair at the back of his head moveing to take up residence on his face, for a more traditional look. Through his educational, musical and spiritual activity, Eliezer actively seeks world peace and the unification of its creatures. When Eliezer is not playing and touring with Reva L'Sheva he can be seen playing in clubs around Tel Aviv and Israel with his original power trio, Yood.
