Known for their telepathic abilities on and off the bandstand, identical twins EYTAN & GABRIEL are first rate calls on the West and East coasts.
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Eytan with the Isaiah Thompson Trio, live at Jazz Forum
Gabriel, solo piano live at The Piedmont Piano Showroom
The Gabriel & Eytan Trio live at Zinc Bar, NYC
Born in San Francisco into a family of musicians, identical twins Eytan and Gabriel Schillinger-Hyman have been making music together for as long as they can remember. Now based in New York City, the brothers have built vibrant careers as bandleaders, composers, educators, and sidemen.
Together and independently, Eytan and Gabriel Schillinger-Hyman have performed, toured, and taught extensively throughout the United States and internationally, with appearances at CARNEGIE HALL, BLUE NOTE NYC,DIZZY’S JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER, THE MET MUSEUM, SFJAZZ, MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL, DC JAZZ FEST, KUUMBWA JAZZ FEST, KEYSTONE KORNER, CHRIS’ JAZZ CAFE, MINTON’S PLAYHOUSE, SMALLS, KLAVIERHAUS, ZINC BAR, THE BLACK CAT, THE DJANGO, LIBRETTO, Lincoln Center’s School of American Ballet, New York City Center and other major venues and festivals around the world. Their touring has taken them to Norway, Iceland, Bolivia, Portugal, and dozens of U.S. states.
The brothers have performed and collaborated with an extensive roster of acclaimed musicians, including ChristopherMcBride, GRAMMY winner MatthewWhitaker, Paquito D’Rivera, Sam Dillon, Lucas Pino, Akira Tana, Tim Green, Erena Terakubo, Tyreek McDole, Lawrence Fields, Mike King, Mike Olmos, Wayne Escoffery, Azure McCall, and many others.
GABRIEL is a STEINWAY & SONS Teacher and Educational Partner, two-time performer and arranger at Carnegie Hall, and a New York City-based jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator. He regularly performs and tours with internationally renowned artists including Christopher McBride, Lucas Pino, Tim Green, Tyreek McDole, April Varner, Erena Terakubo, and others. Gabriel has performed at major jazz venues throughout the United States and internationally, as well as at piano-focused institutions including Klavierhaus and Piedmont Piano Company. Gabriel has also established himself as a distinctive voice in jazz education and storytelling, developing and touring multimedia programs including “Invisible Jazz Giants,” “Jazz on the Silver Screen,” and “The Topography of Jazz: Revolutions in Sound Up, Down, and Around NYC.” He holds a Master’s degree in Jazz Piano Performance from Manhattan School of Music and a BA in Hispanic Literature & Cultures from Brown University. His musical studies have included lessons and mentorship from acclaimed artists including Sullivan Fortner, Phil Markowitz, Marc Cary, Elio Villafranca, Ted Rosenthal, and Jeremy Manasia.
EYTAN is an accomplished upright and electric bassist and composer based in New York City. He is the bassist for GRAMMY winner Matthew Whitaker, Isaiah Thompson, and Langston Hughes II, and has performed at Blue Note NYC, Dizzy’s Jazz at Lincoln Center, SFJAZZ, The Jazz Cruise, Monterey Jazz Festival, and The Anthem in Washington, D.C., where he opened for Lalah Hathaway, among many others. Eytan holds a Master’s degree in Jazz Bass Performance from The Juilliard School, where he studied under Gerald Cannon, Ron Carter, Ben Wolfe, Donald Vega, and Billy Drummond. He also holds dual degrees in Jazz Bass Performance and Sociology from Oberlin College & Conservatory, where he studied and collaborated with jazz legends including Billy Hart, Gary Bartz, and Eddie Henderson. His work spans the New York City and San Francisco Bay Area jazz scenes, and he has performed with musicians including Quincy Phillips, Mike King, Christopher McBride, and Lawrence Fields.
