ARG Sextet

“Fairytales and myths abound with characters like vocalist Ayelet Rose Gottlieb. […] Upon opening her mouth, it seemed the 25 year-old’s ancestry must include those bewitching sirens of Greek legend, though her music is culled from a place eastward across the Mediterranean. Gottlieb’s debut disc, Internal/External, combines her intense connection to Israeli roots with a vibrant endeavour to expand vocal jazz.”

~ Celeste Sunderland, All About Jazz

Ayelet’s Sextet was active in NYC between 2002-2009. 
From 2004, and on Upto Here | From Here the band personnel featured:

Ayelet Rose Gottlieb – Voice, Compositions and Arrangements
Avishai Cohen – Trumpet
Loren Stillman – Saxophones
Anat Fort – Piano
Ed Schuller – Contrabass
Take Toriyama – Drums

Internal External personnel (recorded in 2002, released in 2004) includes: 
Matana Roberts – Alto Saxophone
Shahar Levavi – Guitar
Matt Mitchell – Piano
Bob Meyer – Drums

“ […] and then a musical image that recalls the origins of her family. Ayelet’s grandmother, I imagine her on a terrace on the hills near Jerusalem, between the pomegranates in bloom, while cats roam around […] This track is named after Venezia Mizrahi, a name that makes us understand the journey that is at the heart of this wonderful music.”

~Corrado Beldi, Rolling Stone, Italia