NEW SOUNDS OF JAZZ: OMER KLEIN

Omer Klein, who played two packed sets for his CD Release of Heart Beats at the Blue Note in Marchy, is a rising star on the jazz scene in Israel and the United States. Said JazzTimes, "Klein has the potential to achieve something much rarer for a jazz musician: popularity. What he plays is exotic yet accessible and makes you feel fully alive." The video quality doesn't do his sound or that of his band's (Omer Avital, bass; Ziv Ravitz, drums) justice, but his unique compositional and melodic style does come across.