Tamar Eisenman

Tamar was born in Jerusalem to Tzipora and Ya'akov Eisenmann. She graduated from Hanisuee, the experimental open school in Jerusalem, and spent part of her childhood with her family in San Francisco where she started playing the guitar at the age of six. At the age of twelve, Tamar started taking guitar lessons with Aharoni Ben Ari focusing on Blues and Jazz. A few years later she started writing her first songs and playing with local bands as well as participated in the project for young bands of Jerusalem at the Yellow Submarine

At the age of twenty Tamar started performing with other musicians as a lead guitarist and musical producer. At the same time, she released her self-produced EP in 2003, established her trio band and began performing with her own repertoire. In 2005, Tamar released her full-length album, "5 feet 4" – her height with shoes - Including 15 songs written and composed by her and produced by Amir Ben Ami (Hadag Nachash). In 2006, Tamar joined Danny Sanderson’s band as guitarist and vocalist. A year later she moved to Tel Aviv and joined The Tonight Band of Lior Schleien’s late night TV Tonight ("Ha Layla"), an Israeli version of The Tonight Show, which won the Israeli Academy Award for Best Talk Show.

In 2009 after signing to NMC Music Tamar released her first single from Gymnasium, her 3rd album. "Hit Me" was her first national radio hit. Following her second radio hit Sun, Tamar released her 3rd album and toured constantly across Israel and in venues and festivals around the world. CMJ festival (NY) Sappho festival (Greece), Bam Cafe (NY), The Water Rats (London) and was chosen to open for Jeff Beck in Caesarea.

In 2011, Tamar released her 4th album "Time for Creation", 12 tracks mixed by Tamir Muskat – as she expanded the trio with a brass section. Later that year Tamar musically produced a tribute concert celebrating Bob Dylan 70th birthday in Tel Aviv. In August 2015 Tamar released her latest album "Limbo". Her first full album in Hebrew which included songs written by Yankale Rotblit and David Avidan and a tribute Hebrew duet version to the blues song The Thrill Is Gone ."Tam" was recorded with musician and singer Rona Kenan.

At the end of 2015 Tamar moved to New York.

Studio Albums

• 2015- Limbo/לימבו (Zipis Baby, NMC Music)
• 2011- Time for Creation (Zipis Baby, NMC Music)
• 2009- Gymnasium (Zipis Baby, NMC Music)
• 2005- 5 Feet 4 (Zipis Baby, The Eighth note)
• 2003- Tamar Eisenmann EP (Zipi's Baby)

Additional Projects and collaborations

• 2015- Mama Blues, J-Town girl, Give Me Words / "Rage against The Eclipse", Hadara Levin Areddy (guitars and music production)
• 2013- Puzzle, Ronen Green (Guitars, vocals, music production)
• 2012- בלדה לאישה Israeli women singers anthology 1940-2011 ( "2 Step Dance")
• 2012- מסע בלוז איתי פרל Itay Pearl (Guitar)
• 2012- Sunrise, Amit Friedman Sextet (Vocals)
• 2010- לא חברה , Movie by Sivan ben Ari. Soundtrack
• 2009- Lo Yafrid Davar/לא יפריד דבר Danny Sanderson (Guitars, vocals)
• 2008- משחקי פחד Ido Mosseri (Guitars)
• 2008- סוג של ורוד Tamar Giladi (Guitars)
• 2008- The Reckoning, Asaf Avidan
• 2007- שאנן סטריט, הבזק אור חולף (Vocals)
• 2007- Rock Rimon, 84 Steps theme song for TV show
• 2007- Stefan Braun\סטפן בראון ,Movie by Itamar Alkalay. Soundtrack (Guitars, programming)
• 2007- חוטים, Ronit Rolland (Guitars and co- arrangements/musical producer)
• 2006- Now that You're leaving" Ep, Asaf Avidan ( Guitars, bass, vocals, co- arrangements)
• 2002- Magic Time, Hadara Levin Areddy ( Guitars)
• 2002- King O, Hadara Levin Areddy (Guitars)
• 2001- Live at Tmuna Theater, Hadara Levin Areddy (Guitars)
• 2001- This Is a True Story/ The Rough Cut, Hadara Levin Areddy (Guitars)