Awards & Winners

Miri Ben-Ari

Date of Birth 04-December-1978
Place of Birth Tel Aviv
(Israel, Tel Aviv District)
Nationality Israel, United States of America
Also know as The Hip-Hop Violinist, מירי בן-ארי
Profession Violinist
Miri Ben-Ari is an Israeli-born American violinist. She currently resides in the United States. Ben-Ari grew up playing classical music; she started training at age 5 and at age 12, she was presented with a violin by Isaac Stern. During her mandatory Israeli military service, she was chosen to play for the Israeli Army String Quartet. During her stint in the Israeli military, she heard an album by Charlie Parker and immediately fell in love with jazz; she later said "My soul was sold." Following her service, she moved from Israel to New York in hopes of using her classical training on stage and attended the Jazz department at The New School, but was expelled after two semesters due to poor attendance caused by Ben-Ari playing gigs to pay the rent. She released her first solo CD Sahara in 1999. Her persistence earned her an appearance on BET's 106 & Park; the viewer response netted her a return visit a few weeks later. Her performances caught the eye of Jay-Z, who invited her to play as one of the headliners of New York radio station Hot 97's annual Summer Jam concert in 2001, where she netted a standing ovation. Around the same time, a mutual friend introduced Ben-Ari to Wyclef Jean, who invited her to perform with him at his Carnegie Hall show, the first by a hip-hop artist at the venue.

Awards by Miri Ben-Ari

Check all the awards nominated and won by Miri Ben-Ari.

2005


Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BET Award for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist

2004


Grammy Award for Best Rap Song
Honored for : Jesus Walks
(Songwriters)

Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Rap Song Jesus Walks