Or Bareket Quartet

Born in Jerusalem to parents of Moroccan, Iraqi, Argentinian and Eastern European descent, raised between Buenos Aires and Tel Aviv and based in Brooklyn since 2011, with an eclectic yet meticulously cohesive approach, Or Bareket is the one of the most prominent bassists of his generation.

Winner of the 2011 International Society of Bass Players Jazz Competition, Bareket’s lyricism, rhythmic dexterity and groove-centric approach are clearly present in his playing and writing. Having grown up trilingual, he is fascinated by how different languages ​​and cultures intersect and diverge. His creative process stands as an investigation of the spaces between and within languages, synthesizing the different worlds he inhabits into a personal aesthetic that honors them all: his ancestral folklores from North Africa and Latin America, his lifelong study of black American music, and his musical experiences with some of today’s greatest artists across a wide range of musical generations and stylistic orientations; he has worked with bands led by Leon Parker, Joel Ross, Ari Hoenig, Etienne Charles, Sam Yahel, Camila Meza, Marquis Hill, Aaron Goldberg and Jean-Michel Pilc, to name a few, and played with Joshua Redman, Chris Potter, Hamilton de Hollanda, Jeff Ballard, Billy Hart, Peter Bernstein, Shai Maestro and Sullivan Fortner in different settings.

During this concert, Or Bareket will present his third album as a leader released this spring on Enja Records.