Itai Kriss, a Grammy nominated recording artist praised by Jazzwax as “one of the most exciting new flutist-composers” on the scene, fuses the sounds of his native Israel with those of his adopted homelands in the Americas to create his own band TELAVANA. Bridging the musical spheres of the Middle East and the Caribbean by combining Timba, Soul, North African music and Jazz, this live set will be accentuated with a performance by belly dance artist Elena Nayiri.