Almog Sharvit is a bassist and composer based in Brooklyn, NY. He creates surreal, maximalist compositions that combine both acoustic and electronic textures. In New York, he has established himself as a creative force; his collective trio Kadawa has received accolades from the New York Times, Indie Current and Vancouver Sun, among others. Sharvit has also toured internationally with various acts across 12 countries, and performed at storied venues including Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Detroit Jazz Festival, the Blue Note, Jerusalem Jazz Festival, and many more. His debut album as a leader, “Get up or Cry,” blurs electronic music, psychedelic rock, bluegrass, 20th-century classical music, and jazz into dizzyingly beautiful, wholly unique songs. Sharvit composed, arranged, and produced every single track–the only additional writing credit belongs to one Vladimir Nabokov, whose poetry serves as the lyrics to the eponymous track “Get Up Or Cry.” “I intended to create an album that you can turn to when you feel joy and sorrow at the same time,” says Sharvit. “I wanted to make an album that is beautiful in an odd way, a space where humor interacts with moving, complex, and crazy songs. They express how we all feel sometimes – overwhelmed with information, short on focus, caffeinated as hell, but at the same time having moments of joy, intimacy, sadness, and freedom.”