Born in New York and currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area, pianist Israel Tanenbaum has worked with renown artists such as Pete “El Conde” Rodríguez, Daniel Santos, Brenda K. Starr, Santitos Colón, Richie Flores, Cheo Feliciano, Tony Escapa, Giovanni Hidalgo, Dave Valentin, Raúl Marrero, Marvin Santiago, Tommy Olivencia, Orquesta Mulenze, Lalo Rodríguez and Ednita Nazario. In the 80s he spent time with his band in Hawaii and Asia Pacific and then moved to Puerto Rico where he was the musical director for Roberto Roena’s band Apollo Sound.

With Batacumbele, Israel traveled to the Caribbean Music Festival in Cartagena, Colombia, where he joined Alexis Lozano to arrange and produce many hits that launched Guayacán Orquesta to the international scene (Oiga Mire Vea, Te amo Te extraño, Mi Muchachita, Vestido Bonito, Invierno en Primavera, among others). In the 90s Tanenbaum produced artists like Checo Acosta, Galy Galiano, Iván y Lucía, Grupo Clase and Alfredo De La Fe for whom he lead the band that traveled to Europe’s Jazz Festivals. In 2002 Israel reconnected with Alfredo in New York and put together a band that toured the US and the Caribbean. Throughout his career Tanenbaum has shown a flair for making music that helps tell stories in theater, film, videogames, jingles, videos and even radio.