Sunday, August 26, 2018 at 7 PM - 8:30 PM
Oshman Family JCC
3921 Fabian Way,
Palo Alto, California
Omree Gal-Oz is one of the Bay Area's most promising
young jazz piano virtuosos.
After hearing his father's George Gershwin and Art Tatum
CDs, at the age of 12, Omree followed his calling and has been playing,
composing and improvising with the best jazz masters of our time.
He took his first jazz steps as a teen when he joined the
Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble of San Francisco, the SFJAZZ High School All-Stars,
The Jazz Band of America, The Brubeck Colony and other ensembles, which exposed
him to different musical styles such as Afro-Cuban, free jazz and Brazilian.
USC's Thornton School of Music awarded Omree a scholarship and invited him to
study with Yellowjackets' Russell Ferrante as well as Bob Mintzer, Alan Pasqua
and others. Since graduating, he has been playing regularly with artists around
the Bay Area.
The Omree Gal-Oz Quartet includes:
Omree Gal-Oz: Piano
Giulio Xavier: Bass
Ahkeel Mestayer: Percussion
Malachi Whitson: Drums
Cost: Free (but registration is required)
