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Omer Avital was born on 13 May, 1971 in Givatayim, Israel, is an A 21st-century double-bassists. Discover Omer Avital's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 52 years old?

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Occupation Musician
Age 52 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 13 May, 1971
Birthday 13 May
Birthplace Givatayim, Israel
Nationality Israel

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1971

Omer Avital (born May 13, 1971, Givatayim, Israel) is an Israeli-American jazz bassist, composer and bandleader.

Avital was born in the town of Givatayim to Moroccan and Yemeni parents.

At age 11, he began his formal training, studying classical guitar at the Givatayim Conservatory.

Upon entering Thelma Yellin, Israel's leading high school for the arts, Avital switched to acoustic bass and began studying and arranging jazz.

When he was 17, Avital began playing professionally in jazz, pop, and folk music bands, as well as performing regularly on national television, radio, and in jazz festivals.

1992

He spent a year in the Israeli Army Orchestra and then moved to New York in 1992 where he began playing, recording, and touring professionally.

After arriving in New York in 1992, Avital began playing in groups with Roy Haynes, Jimmy Cobb, Nat Adderley, Walter Bishop, Jr., Al Foster, Kenny Garrett, Steve Grossman, Jimmy Lovelace, and Rashied Ali.

1994

In 1994, he began collaborating with pianist Jason Lindner, with whom Avital began leading his own groups and big band during the after-hours sessions at Smalls Jazz Club in Greenwich Village.

1995

In 1995 and 1996, Avital made an impact on the New York jazz scene with a series of breakout piano-less groups at the original Smalls Jazz Club, including a classic sextet with four saxophones, bass and drums, alternately included saxophonists Myron Walden, Mark Turner, Gregory Tardy, Joel Frahm, Charles Owens, Grant Stewart, Jay Collins and Jimmy Greene, and drummers Ali Jackson, Joe Strasser and Daniel Freedman.

He was the subject of frequent features in The New York Times.

A number of these sessions were recorded and released under the Smalls record label.

1997

In 1997, Impulse! Records produced the compilation Jazz Underground: Live at Smalls, which featured several recordings of Avital's quartet.

He signed to record his debut album, Devil Head, the following year, but it was never issued.

2001

In 2001, Avital released his debut album, Think With Your Heart, featuring Gregory Tardy, Jay Collins, Myron Walden, Joel Frahm, Jimmy Greene, Joshua Levitt, Daniel Freedman and Marlon Browden.

2003

In 2003, Avital returned to Israel, where for three years he studied classical composition, Arabic music theory, oud, and traditional Israeli music.

2005

In 2005, Avital returned to New York and released three albums, including two from the Smalls recording archives and a fourth with the group Third World Love.

2006

In 2006, Avital's album Asking No Permission was named to many best ten lists.

"So we weren't crazy," wrote Ben Ratliff in the New York Times, "finally, here's proof that Omer Avital's sextet, which played at Smalls to a small but deep following in the late 90s, really was good."

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2009

In 2009, Avital and Ravid Kahalani formed Yemen Blues, a world music ensemble that combines Yemenite music with funk, blues and jazz.

2011

In 2011, Yemen Blues released their debut album, Yemen Blues.

Avital served as the producer and arranger in addition to playing the bass and oud.

2012

He remained with Yemen Blues until 2012.

Avital released two albums in 2012, one with Aaron Goldberg and Ali Jackson, Jr. as Yes!

Trio and another, Suite of the East, which was met with critical acclaim and was named Best Album of 2012 by the radio station TSF Jazz.

2013

In 2013, he released his album New Song on the French label, Plus Loin Music.

2014

New Song was released in the U.S. on November 4, 2014 on Motéma Music.

2016

Avital's album Abutbul Music was released worldwide in March 2016 on the Paris-based Jazz Village label by Harmonia Mundi.

As leader

As co-leader/sideman

With Third World Love

'''With Yes!

Trio''' (Aaron Goldberg and Ali Jackson, Jr.)

With New Jerusalem Orchestra

With Yemen Blues

With Debka Fantasia

With Anat Cohen

With Marlon Browden

With OAM Trio (Aaron Goldberg and Marc Miralta)