Joseph Melnicove was born in Rosh Pinna, a small ​town in northern Israel. The music that was playing in his home by his two parents was a combination of old-school Blues, Mediterranean music, and Rock N' Roll. These he carries with him along his journey as a Jazz musician to help him feel at home. 

A classically trained musician, Joseph has been experimenting with Jazz and the flute ever since he was first exposed to records of John Coltrane and Charles Mingus while attending the music program at Emek-Hahula High-School. 

After 3 years of serving in the Israeli military, Joe began his studies at Rimon School of Music, where he attended the Jazz Institute for advanced performers, studying jazz improvisation and composition as well as arranging. 

After winning Rimon's Jazz player competition, and as a prize attending the IASJ convention of summer 2016, Joe began his studies at Berklee College of Music majoring in Performance. In Berklee, Joe has had the chance to study with many great teachers, and form his own unique sound in his musical journey. A recipient of the Jimmy Mosher award for outstanding musicianship, Joe feels that Berklee is the place where his music and his life started becoming a united entity, and ever since he is eager to share his musical thoughts with the world. As a constantly growing musician, Joe experiments with compositions, arrangements, and orchestrations that put the voice of the flute in a leading and supporting role in the jazz world.​

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