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Oz Noy

Oz Noy is an Israeli-American guitarist and composer based in New York City, known for music that mixes jazz-rock fusion, blues and funk.

born 1972Jazz-rock fusion guitarAlbums as a bandleaderSession work in New York

Born: 25 April 1972, Israel
Occupation: jazz guitarist, composer, guitarist, jazz musician

Oz Noy was born in 1972 in Israel

Oz Noy was born in Israel in 1972 to Menachem and Tzila Noy, and he has three brothers. He comes from Rishon LeZion. He started learning guitar at age 13.

As a teenager he played in several bands and made his first studio recordings. He later worked as a studio musician and played with artists such as Danny Sanderson, Ariel Zilber, Meir Banai and Shlomo Artzi. He was also in the house band of Dudu Topaz's TV show Rashut Habidur.

In 1996 he moved to New York City, where he held a weekly residency at The Bitter End in Greenwich Village. He recorded his debut album, Oz Live, there and released it in 2003. His first studio album, Ha!, followed in 2005.

He released more albums on Magna Carta and, from 2011, on Abstract Logix, including Triple Play in 2023. In 2024 he released Fun One on Criss Cross Jazz. He has also played and recorded as a sideman with artists such as Cyndi Lauper, Harry Belafonte, Idina Menzel and Clay Aiken.