Born in Israel and living in France since 1995, Yoni Zelnik is a double bassist who is very active on the French and international scene. He has participated in over a hundred albums (Youn Sun Nah, Geraldine Laurent, Yonathan Avishai, Romain Pilon, etc.) and has performed worldwide at the most prestigious festivals and venues (North Sea Jazz Festival, Lincoln Center, Tokyo Jazz Festival, etc.).

He has also played with, among others, Avishai Cohen, Dave Douglas, Billy Hart, Aaron Goldberg, Walter Smith lll, Nasheet Waits, Ben Wendel, Johnathan Blake, Anat Cohen, Jeff Ballard, Gilad Hekselman, Leon Parker, Mark Guiliana, David Binney, Kendrick Scott, Jason Lindner, Justin Brown, Sullivan Fortner, Greg Hutchinson, Clarence Penn, Dayna Stephens, Yotam Silberstein, J.D. Allen, Albert Bover…

—Yoni zelnik