Ora Boasson-Horev is a “third stream” double bass player; her individual sound combines contemporary classical music together with free improvisation. Ora Boasson-Horev is a graduate of the New England Conservatory in Boston where she studied Double Bass with Mr. Donald Palma. Among her teachers are also Mr. Michael Klinghoffer and Mr. Gary Karr.

Between 2000-2001 she was the first bass player of the Israel Camerata Orchestra and besides her work with the "Chameleon Trio" she plays in Baroque, classical, contemporary, Jazz and ethnic ensembles; to name a few- the Yedid Ensemble (performing original compositions of the pianist and composer Yitzhak Yedid; with this project she had recorded four successful albums for the German label "Between the Lines"), "Julia Feldman Ensemble" (that performs original compositions by the vocalist and composer Julia Feldman; the trio had recorded it`s debut album this year), "Absinth" music group (performing Israeli art songs), Kaprisma ensemble (performing contemporary classical music) and various Baroque ensembles.

Ora Boasson-Horev has participated in festivals around the world, such as the Vancouver Jazz Festival and Guelph Jazz Festival, Canada; Israel Festival in Jerusalem and Jazz, Blues and Videotape Festival in Tel Aviv, Israel; Weinner Musik Gallery Festivals of 2002-2004 in Vienna, Austria; Sibiu Jazz Festival, Romania and more. Ora Boasson-Horev is also an educator, teaching double bass at the Petach-Tikwa and Kefar- Saba conservatories.