ALBERT BEGER
Genres: Avant-Garde Jazz, 21st Century Modern • Turkey

Born in Turkey in 1959 and raised in Israel, Albert Beger’s musical sensibilities were informed from a young age by the vast cultural melting pot that surrounded him. The deeply diverse and eclectic range of sounds he heard offered a rich musical landscape upon which to draw continuing inspiration – a colorful palette of melody, harmony and rhythm that would impact his future direction as a composer and improviser. Albert’s eclectic tastes are evident in his own compositions. Listening to his energetic, soulful pieces one hears a confluence of styles. A “World Music” that the term “world music” simply doesn’t do justice to – bebop, hard bop and free jazz, contemporary classical and ethnic music, progressive rock and electronica – delivered in an indefinable style that is pure Albert Beger. And of course there’s that sound: free of border or limitations…a spark reaching beyond to grasp the fire of the Divine …a read more...