Omer Avital

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... meer