say their son’s music teacher is a Grammy winner? … I do!” boasted a recent social media post after Wildwood School (CA) music teacher Itai Disraeli and his band Opium Moon won a 2019 Grammy Award for Best New Age Album. Disraeli, who’s been teaching at the school for 19 years and formed the band in 2016, plays fretless bass on the debut album.Accepting the award, Disraeli said, “We come from Israel, Iran, the United States, and Canada. Our music was made with freedom, peace, self-inclusion, and love. This award shows that music like this can build bridges, not walls. We need this more than ever now.”
Wildwood School music teacher Itai Disraeli and his band Opium Moon won a 2019 Grammy Award for Best New Age Album. Courtesy of Wildwood School
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