Born and raised in Paris, France, Ariel Kalma started playing the recorder at age 9 and saxophone at 15. During his successive studies of Electronics, Computer Science, Music and Art in Paris, Ariel performed with several bands, then toured the world and visited Europe, Japan, India, Eastern Canada, and parts of the USA.



Apart from rhythm & blues, pop and jazz, Ariel Kalma acquired assorted experiences in middle-age French, electro-acoustic, and modal music. All the travels broadened Ariel's musical horizons tremendously; listening to and playing with different styles, people, and instruments, intricate scales, techniques, timing and rhythms.



After learning circular breathing from a snake charmer in India, Ariel Kalma practiced it on soprano sax - for many sleepless nights - in the basement of a cathedral in New York (when he was not playing upstairs on the large harmonium). Returning to France in late ‘76, Ariel Kalma could include those endless notes into his own long-delay-effect system with which he toured, playing solo concerts. Ariel contributed to the birth of (then) new music genres: minimalist, space, ambient, new age, electronic etc.



With his passion for recording and sound, Ariel always had a home studio and was also technical assistant to some of the composers at Paris' GRM – Musical Research Group part of the INA (Audiovisual National Institute), where he recorded some of his compositions.



Over 3 decades, Ariel Kalma published several vinyl LP's, cassettes, and CD's, many older ones out of print. His compositions have been used for modern dance-theatre, films, musical poetry, guided meditations, transformational groups. Ariel Kalma has also played on many albums in France - even throughout Europe, the US and recently Australia, where he lives.



In the year 2000 Ariel created his own world-fusion compilation label: Music Mosaic



Ariel Kalma still likes to experiment with music, like playing two recorders at the same time, and to mix traditional instruments with modern arrangements. He also plays percussion, and uses a drum machine and varispeed tape for his compositions.



Ariel has published several LP's, cassettes and CD's. His compositions have been used for film music, modern dance theatre, poetry, transformational groups and compilation albums in France, throughout Europe, the US and Australia.