Kobi Salomon is a clarinetist and saxophonist, born in 1972, who has been involved in music since he was 5 years old. He studied clarinet both privately and as part of the youth orchestra in Jaffa, where he was part of jazz and Dixieland ensembles, performing throughout Israel and Europe.

He attended the Rimon School of Music, participated in, and won third place in the prestigious Rimon Jazz Player competition. Kobi has performed across the country with renowned artists such as Yehoram Gaon, Dudu Fisher, and others. He has participated in various festivals across Israel, including the Jazz Festival in Shfayim, the Eilat Jazz Festival, the Jerusalem Festival, and the Film Festival.

In 2005, he graduated with honors with a Bachelor's degree in Jazz Performance from the City College of New York. Concurrently, he was a member of several jazz ensembles, with whom he performed and recorded multiple albums, including "A Sunny Day" by Yakir Ben Hur, "La Balteuband" by Emilio Teubal, and the Kobi Salomon Quartet. He performed at dozens of jazz clubs and local festivals in the United States, played numerous times at the Israeli ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C., and at events hosted by Israeli cultural attachés in New York.

Since returning to Israel in 2008, Kobi has developed a broad musical career, managing ensembles such as the Benny Goodman Tribute, the Baitzeron Stompers, Strings of Swing, Elegance, New Orleans Function, and the Israeli Duet, performing in various festivals and jazz clubs in Israel and abroad, including the Lithuania Festival, New Jersey Festival, the Robert and Clara Schumann Museum, the Eilat Jazz Festival, the Jazz Film and Video Tape Festival, the New Orleans Festival, the Israeli Swing Festival, the Jacob's Ladder Festival, and many projects at Abihai House, the Creators' House, the Pillars House, Shablul Jazz, Levontin, B Flat Berlin, and more. He has been a guest musician with the Philharmonic Orchestra in projects that combine jazz with classical music.

Kobi is the head of the music department at Herzliya New High School, a teacher at the Stricker Conservatory, an examiner for the prestigious Sharett Foundation scholarship program, and a judge in jazz competitions.

Since 2023, he has served as the head of the jazz department at the Israeli Conservatory in Tel Aviv and as the musical director of the jazz series "Time Two Play" and "Art of the Trio." He has recorded three albums: "Strings of Swing," "Elegance" (a unique project with a string quartet), and "Symptoms," a duet album with guitarist Gil Levni.