"I recently had the great priviledge to interview an amazing Bay Area musician, and good friend, Ziva Hadar from the San Francisco band ZIVA. They just recently kicked off their end of the year tour...."  

Who is Ziva?

Singer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist, (aspiring) keytarist, Israeli, American, Kibbutznik, band leader, producer, organizer, promoter, community enthusiast, entrepreneur 

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..."ZIVA’s trio of grand piano, guitar and cello brought a big sound. With her powerful voice and mad piano skills, Ziva Hader had a blast playing Yoshi’s main stage Steinway." (more)

-- Jamie Freedman, SF Music Examiner

"All I can say is WOW that was a great show last night at the Independent. It was definitely an epic celebration of successful, powerful, female artists working together to rise up in song to build community, empower and inspire. From the very beginning of the evening I could tell this was going to be one hell of a show... "  (more)

-- Jay Trainer, Artful Change

"...Ziva and her band (collectively known as ZIVA) concluded the evening. They have an eclectic style - jazzy, bluesy, rock. Occasional exotic rhythms... Ziva is incredibly powerful to observe. She provokes her piano and propels her songs with admirable composure and intention. Her voice is dimensional and sure from its deepest brooding lows to fierce highs. The band behind her serves as an army of confidence and cause her progressions to explode.  

...One of my favorite things while experiencing Ziva perform was observing the chemistry between Ziva and Kipp Glass. They truly seem connected, and they worked together as the driving element of the music. Kipp has quite the set of pipes himself - and he certainly helped pronounce Ziva's vocal inflections. Three part harmonies appeared on occasion...which, when done as well as they did, is a decadent addition.

The band's genre identity is hard for me to define - sort of theatrical and loungey... dramatic always... but not unreasonably so. They definitely have rock moments as well. Each song felt cohesive, which is the most important part. I appreciated Ziva incorporating a healthy dose of instrumental focus, some solo piano/vocal moments, the treat of her singing in Hebrew (she's an Israel native), and the novelty of a cover from the musical Rent (pulled off somewhat straight-faced. Awesome!).

My positive sum of Ziva:
1) Ziva Hadar knows herself and she works it.
2) Fearless genre bridging. Hard to pull off.
3) Compatible and professional musicianship.  ..."  (more)

-- Ash Scheiding, Kindness & Lies