Born: Toronto, Canada
Genre: World
Styles: World Fusion, Son, Salsa, Mambo, Latin Jazz, Klezmer, Jewish Music, Jewish Folk, Cuban Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz
Instruments: Composer, Producer, Trumpet

Toronto, Canada-based trumpeter, composer, and producer David Buchbinder has been a major figure in the worldbeat arena since the late '80s as a member of genre-defying acts like the Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band and the Arabic fusion ensemble Medina. He has also produced and composed material for numerous modern dance projects, including the Shurum Burum Jazz Circus, Imagine the Sound of Peace, and Feast of the East. The award-winning Buchbinder has also composed soundtracks for numerous films and television shows, as well as theater pieces. He released Odessa/Havana, a collaboration with Cuban pianist Hilario Duran, on the Tzadik label in 2007.

- James Christopher Monger (All Music Guide)