Omer Avital

The bond between old friends gives life meaning. When the friends are improvising musicians sharing the stage, their common language cements a mutual trust that can ignite the bandstand. Bound by a friendship of 25 years, drummer Ali Jackson, pianist Aaron Goldberg, and bassist Omer Avital three contemporary masters of jazz release their second collaborative studio effort Grove du Jour (jazzraised Black American with Islamic roots, and a Jewish Bostonian stands as a stellar example of how jazz music can transcend race, religion and politics. The members have all performed extensively both as leaders and members of multiple illustrious ensembles. Along with leading his own trio, Goldberg has been a regular member of groups led by Joshua Redman, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and Al Foster; Jackson is a longtime member of Wynton Marsalis small groups and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. Omer Avital collaborated with generational peers Jason Lindner and Avishai Cohen in addition as well as with such legends as Roy Haynes and Jimmy Cobb. Aaron Goldberg pianoOmer Avital bassAli Jackson drums