Since his arrival to New York in 1999 accordionist pianist and composer Uri Sharlin has become an established "world "musician. His knowledge of both Western and Middle Eastern mu-sic feeds his unique composition style, expressed in various projects among them Anistar, Kaiku, Sul/Norte, Ayyub, Antony and the Johnson, Roberto Rod-riguez Quintet, and many others. His own band the Cardamon Quar-tet released their first album in 2005, which was warmly received by the critics. Recently, Uri spent an extended period in Brazil learning Choro and Forro musical styles among others on accordion and percussion. In summer 2005 a three-month tour of Europe with the rising alternative rock band brought him to venues such as Montreux Jazz Festival, Town Hall New York, and Royal Festival Hall in London.