Almog Sharvit is a jazz musician for whom words like “tradition” and “purism” have elastic meanings. That’s not to say the Israeli-born/Brooklyn-based conservatory-trained bassist and composer doesn’t respect what came before him – he clearly does. But for him, all facets of this diamond called jazz have something to offer, and he’s happy to indulge in all of it…all at once.
Sharvit begins his debut
Get Up Or Cry with “Dear Hunter,” a twenty-first century interpretation of the pre-swing jazz of the 1920s and ‘30s, with collective improvisation around a hooky melody, jaunty rhythms, but a modern sheen – especially when