Itai Kriss

Itai Kriss is an Israeli born flutist and composer who has spent more than two decades at the center of New York's jazz and Latin music scenes, weaving Middle Eastern melody into jazz, Afro-Caribbean rhythm, and Brazilian color. He leads the ensemble Telavana, whose recordings include Telavana (2018), Supermoon (2021), and All Aboard, Vol. 1: Departures (2024). His own discography opens with the debut The Shark (2010) and continues through Daybreak (2025) on Jojo Records. Praised by JazzWax as one of the most exciting flutist composers on the scene, he has also toured widely as a sideman with leading Afro-Cuban and salsa artists.