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Alon Oleartchik

Alon Oleartchik is an Israeli singer, composer, bassist and actor, known as a member and songwriter of the band Kaveret.

born 1950Songwriter and bassist of KaveretBass playing on Arik Einstein albumsJazz and rock work in New York

Born: 15 June 1950, Warsaw
Occupation: musician, actor, composer, singer
Education: Berklee College of Music

Alon Oleartchik was born in 1950 in Warsaw

Alon Oleartchik was born in Warsaw, Poland, on June 15, 1950, under the name Alexey Oleartchik. His father was the Jewish musician Edward Oleartchik. In 1957 he immigrated to Israel and lived in Netanya and later in Bat Yam.

As a child he learned piano, and he learned guitar while at a military boarding school in Haifa. After leaving the school he played bass in local bands. In 1968 he joined the Nahal army band, where he met his future Kaveret bandmates.

In 1973 the band Kaveret was formed, and Oleartchik became one of its main songwriters alongside Danny Sanderson. After the band broke up in 1976, he played bass on albums by Arik Einstein and others.

In 1978 he moved to the United States and studied jazz at Berklee College in Boston. He then worked in New York in several styles and served as music director of the Peacock club. He returned to Israel in 1984 and took part in Kaveret's first reunion show.