Sivan Arbel

Sivan Arbel, an Israeli vocalist, composer, educator and arranger arrived at the New York City Jazz scene in November 2014 and has not looked back since.

She has begun to make her mark in the local and international jazz scenes, performing on stages across the world. Sivan most recently appeared at the Bratislava Jazz Days Festival, The Boston Jazz Festival, and The Fort Greene Jazz Festival. In 2016, she was invited to participate in the Jazz Composers Series as part of the annual Montreal Jazz Festival, and was selected to be featured in the prestigious International Music Showcase in Jerusalem.

Sivan has over five years of experience teaching private vocal/theory lessons , group lessons and giving masterclasses all over the world (Dublin, Israel, USA and Italy)

Before coming to New York, Sivan established herself as a rising talent in Israel and Dublin. As a developing singer, Sivan performed around Israel with her own Quartet, playing her arrangements to jazz and Israeli tunes. Among other milestones, she represented Israel in Venezuela (2012) as the headline performer in the Israeli Independence Day celebration and appeared as a company singer in the Pre-Eurovision Contest broadcast live on television in Israel. 
In June 2014, Sivan was honored to be the sole representative of Newpark at the 24th Annual International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ) in South Africa which was established by Dave Leibman and founded by Walter Turkenburg.

Sivan holds a BA with High Honors in Jazz Performance from the Newpark Music Centre (Dublin, Ireland) and is a graduate from the Rimon School of Music in Israel in jazz performance. 

"I believe everyone can sing as long as you work hard and have fun!" ~ Sivan Arbel