The Los AngelesTimes
September 10, 2006

Fall Arts Preview / Highlights of Upcoming Releases

By Don Heckman

Omer Avital
"The Ancient Art of Giving" (Smalls)The adventurous, Israel-born bassist Avital, a pioneer in combining jazz with myriad world music elements, sticks with classic jazz quintet style this time out, leading a band of young all-stars: saxophonist Mark Turner, trumpeter Avishai Cohen, pianist Aaron Goldberg and drummer Ali Jackson.