With over twenty albums as leaders between them and two previous trio recordings including the widely acclaimed Groove Du Jour (jazz&people, 2019) the Yes! Trio--drummer Ali Jackson, bassist Omer ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS >> Steeped in the tradition of the great composer/bandleaders of the genre, bassist Omer Avital will lead things off on the Gazebo stage Saturday, June 27 as the Saratoga Performing ...

For Omer Avital, jazz is a music, and a medium, which has allowed him to honor his roots and delve into the culture of his homeland without limitations. With New Song, Avital, a true citizen of the ...

Omer Avital’s visionary ‘North African Dream’ debuts with the Israeli Andalusian Orchestra Ashdod at next week’s Meridiano Festival Omer Avital, a virtuoso bassist, composer, arranger, and jazz ...

Some jazz musicians don’t wish to invent new musical languages, redefine prevailing idioms or invent novel concepts. Instead, they choose to revel in established forms, conveying as much joyousness of ...

Bassist Omer Avital came from Israel to New York in the early '90s and found himself among the top tier of straight-ahead modern jazz performers. The time in the big city led him to re-investigate his ...

The Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston presents Jazz Artist, Omer Avital and his quintet in a live concert Saturday, November 16, 2-13 at 8:00 p.m at the Kaplan Theatre located at ...

WORCESTER - Although Avi and Omer Avital may not be related by blood, they are bound by a love for musical creation that transcends flesh and name. Avi’s mandolin and Omer’s bass are both hewn in ...

The 2015 edition of the Israeli Jazz & World Music Festival kicked off last night at Constellation with a performance by Tammy Scheffer’s Morning Bound, a bland pop-jazz project based in New York. The ...

This month's JUF News focuses on Israel, and conveniently, I'm able to profile a rising star drawing heavily on his own Israeli identity in his music. Likewise, with the Civil War being a hot topic ...

He came to New York in the early '90s and became a top-notch jazz musician. Then he went back to Israeli to study the Middle Eastern musics of his... Omer Avital's Band Of The East: Live From 92Y ...