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David Broza and Omer Avital: Brozajazz: Paris Alhambra
by Kyle Simpler
When jazz fusion comes to mind, the default association is generally jazz-rock. But fusion is far more expansive, as Israeli singer-songwriter David Broza proves on BrozaJazz: Paris Alhambra. Here, Broza's lifelong love of jazz meets Mediterranean, flamenco and folk traditions, all brought together in an intimate acoustic jazz setting. Broza's affinity for jazz began early. As a child, he absorbed the sounds of Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane and Charlie Parker while his aunt painted in her ...
Continue ReadingYes! Trio: Spring Sings
by Mike Jurkovic
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 Avital, and pianist Aaron Goldberg--light it up bright on Spring Sings!. An old school trio session, Spring Sings! is a jumpy (in a non-anxiety ridden way), spiky (ditto) and punchy (not punch drunk) affair that gets the ball rolling from the start with Jackson's most Ahmad Jamal-like title track. ...
Continue ReadingOmer Avital Qantar: New York Paradox
by Edward Blanco
Israeli bassist and composer Omer Avital and his group Qantar, offer their second album, New York Paradox, producing a musical sound in a unique, splashy and audacious style which is quite riveting. The uniqueness here extends to the members of this quintet who have formed a special bond which is quite evident when they are performing. All five players are Israeli-born and live in the Bed-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. For Avital, this is his twentieth-plus recording as leader ...
Continue ReadingOmer Avital/Qantar: New York Paradox
by Fiona Ord-Shrimpton
The world in its collective viral neurosis is in a cold sweat. What to do? Store shelves are empty, hands have never been cleaner, and if all goes wrong, salaries may soon rise for those who will work. In these trying times, some days you simply must “Avital"—Omer Avital understands this. Thanks to his latest album, New York Paradox , you can, that is you can eavesdrop on the newly broken horizons made through the “rhythmic and harmonic vocabularies underpinning ...
Continue ReadingOmer Avital Qantar Live at BIMHUIS Amsterdam
by BIMHUIS
Qantar is the new quintet of composer and double bassist Omer Avital, who is known to lead his bands with such fervor that Downbeat has already compared him to the legendary Charles Mingus. In his music Omer Avital plays a captivating blend of jazz and middle-eastern influences, drawing from his Jewish and Arabic heritage. The result is an urban mixture of cultures, from eastern melodies to intoxicating North African desert blues. Omer Avital is part of ...
Continue ReadingOmer Avital Quintet al Teatro Manzoni di Milano
by Paolo Peviani
Omer Avital Quintet Aperitivo in Concerto Teatro Manzoni Milano 05.02.2017 Dopo qualche anno di assenza, torna a Milano il contrabbassista Omer Avital, tra i maggiori esponenti di quella scena musicale israeliana -con forte presenza/residenza a New York -che negli ultimi anni si sta rivelando tra le più attive ed interessanti a livello internazionale. Lo abbiamo ascoltato con il suo nuovo quintetto, che lo vede affiancato da un nucleo di giovani e ...
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