Avishai Cohen’s latest album, Brightlight, has been making waves across the global music scene, earning outstanding praise from critics and fans alike. Lauded for its innovative compositions, exceptional musicianship, and emotional depth, Brightlight has been described as a masterpiece that redefines contemporary jazz. With glowing reviews pouring in, the album is solidifying Cohen’s reputation as […]
Avishai Cohen Trio, Live @ Auditorium Parco Della Musica Ennio Morricone, Rome – 03/11/2023By Riccardo Rossi The Roma Jazz Festival 2023 continues with its varied program of events and after last October 12’s preview with Ibrahim Maalouf, followed on November 3 by the unmissable performance of John Scofield and his Trio, it arrived on the […]
Read the great review of the Avishai Cohen Trio’s performance at WolfiJazz, Wolfsheim
Jazzmagazine review But the star of the evening is undoubtedly Avishai Cohen and his trio. Since emerging as a member of Chick Corea’s trio in 1997, Israeli-born double bassist Avishai Cohen has become a world star for his double bass sound, which combines the purity of cello with the drama of percussion, and for his […]
We are thrilled to announce that Avishai Cohen has been named the recipient of the prestigious Miles Davis Award 2023. The award will be presented to him during his highly anticipated trio performance at The Montreal Jazz Festival on June 30th, an event that has already sold out. André Ménard, the festival’s founder, will be […]
Benelux 9/10 Avishai Cohen, een uitstekende Israëlische jazzbassist die zijn opmerkelijke talent aan de jazzwereld heeft bewezen, heeft al een onuitwisbare stempel gedrukt. Zijn 20e album, genaamd ‘Iroko’, is mede geproduceerd door de zeer gerespecteerde, met een Latin Grammy bekroonde producer Javier Limón. Abraham Rodriguez Jr., de zelfverklaarde Nuyoricaanse, Santeria-adept en doowop-batarumba koning, werkt op […]
Avishai Cohen/Abraham Rodriguez Jr. Iroko NAÏVE There comes a time in jazz life where the rhythm section deserves centre stage. That all-too-rare occasion is beautifully represented by Iroko, a felicitous duo meeting of bassist Avishai Cohen and conguero/vocalist/Nuyurican spir- it channeler Abraham Rodriguez Jr., a pillar of the New York Latin jazz community. Both Cohen […]
The next day, the turn of Avishai Cohen and his marvellous Banda, master percussionist Abraham Rodriguez Jr. on congas and vocals, Horacio ”El Negro” Hernandez on drums and percussion, Yosvany Terry on saxophone and chekere, Diego Urcola on trumpet and flugelhorn, Jose Angel on percussion and voice, and the sublime Virginia Alves singing and dancing. […]
Read the great review from Avishai’s recent performance at the Blue Note in Tokyo
The modern jazz trio at its finest. The sophisticated sounds of Shifting Sands resonate throughout bassist Avishai Cohen’s uber-cool latest album. This collection of ten original compositions provides the vehicle for the quintessential modern jazz trio at its finest. Together with Elchin Shirinov’s piano and Roni Kaspi’s drums, Cohen creates an ensemble which exudes cool and the healing power of […]
Avishai Cohen Trio:Shifting Sands Every once and a while a recording comes along that is so spectacular that you may want to unabashedly dance to the music in the street, perhaps even handing out copiies of it if you could – certainly recommending it to anyone who wonders why you are dancing so ecstatically. This is […]
Trust Chick Corea to have associated only with the finest musical partners throughout his long and illustrious career – from when he was still exploring avenues in music, before he came to a radical definition of his musical voice until the very end of his life, when he became a celebrated leader. So it should come as […]
**** EDITOR’S CHOICE Avishai Cohen (b), Elchin Shirinov (p) and Roni Kaspi (d). Rec. August 2022 Following the orchestral manoeuvres of 2021’s epic Two Roses, shape-shifting Israeli bassist Cohen returns to the trio format – and the result might just be his best album since Gently Disturbed 14 years ago. The protean qualities that make Cohen […]
With “Shifting Sands”, he again proves that he is not resting on his laurels. Listen to Intertwined – the opening track – and the cornerstone – of the record – and you’ll understand right away that he’s raised the bar again France Musique ‘Avishai Cohen has become a global star for his bass sound that […]
On February 17, 2022, La Seine Musicale programmed a major symphonic concert with Avishai Cohen on vocals and double bass, Elchin Shirinov on piano, Roni Kaspi on drums and Bastien Stil conducting. A wonderful evening, under the sign of virtuosity and enchantment. Author, composer, bassist, singer, Avishai Cohen fascinates us and makes us travel far […]
Avishai Cohen and Trio Receive Well-Deserved Standing Ovations at EFG London Jazz Festival While bassists are often the backbone of musical groups, it is atypical for the bassist to take the front-and-center stage. However, Avishai Cohen and his trio are anything but typical. At their performance at the EFG London Jazz Festival, the trio was […]
Avishai was featured in Jazzwise Magazine UK (Nov 2021)
Read the feature about Avishai in Basista Magazine (Issue No 5, 2021)
‘Two Roses” was reviewed by Gaffa.dk: read the original review here: https://gaffa.dk/anmeldelse/148823/anmeldelse-perler-i-en-kurv-med-perler/ Or here is the English Translation: REVIEW: Pearls in a basket with pearls Album / Naïve / BelieveRelease D. 16.04.2021Reviewed by: Ivan Rod Israeli-born, US-based Avishai Cohen is a high-profile jazz composer and bassist. An exceptional composer, musician and singer (!) With a […]
“EVERYTHING I’M DOING IS HOPEFULLY LEADING TO THE FUTURE… THE FUTURE IS NOW” Avishai Cohen Avishai Cohen’s turbo-charged bass lines and kinetic melodic style have defined the last 20 years of the art of the trio and put the bass on top. Championed early on by Chick Corea, before leading his own epoch-defining bands, notably […]
Avishai Cohen demonstrates his immense creativity. by Hilary Robertson There’s a driving force behind the fine new release from bassist Avishai Cohen. Arvoles (‘Trees’ in the Ladino language derived from old Spanish) begins with the superb opening bass notes of Simonero and crosses back and forth across the line between classical and jazz disciplines. The intricacy of Cohen’s compositions (the […]
“Waking Up Passions” by Miquel Bricullé (English translation) Avishai Cohen: double bass, vocals and composerElchin Shirinov: piano Mark Guiliana: drums In this ’50:50:50’ concert, double bass player Avishai Cohen proved once again that he can maintain an idyllic atmosphere with an audience that venerates him like a rock star. With the addition of drummer Mark […]
Avishai Cohen got the crowd cheering! by Mats Hallberg – Orkesterjournalen – Gothenburg, February 7th, 2020 Of all the times the Israeli super bassist Avishai Cohen has visited Sweden, I have only seen him this one time. Of the seventeen albums he has released, I have only listened carefully to one of them (“Arvoles” June […]
Avishai Cohen Trio, Tonhalle ,Dusseldorf, Germany, December 6, 2019 by Phillip Woolever Avishai Cohen is embarking on a global birthday tour next year, including many dates with this current trio formation of long time drummer and fellow Israeli Noam David and pianist Elchin Shirinov from Azerbaijan. Considering that the group started presenting most of the album Arvoles (Razdaz Recordz 2019) recently, […]
Dieser Kontrabass spricht viele Sprachen by Wilhelm Klotzek Wohin die Reise beim modernen Jazz geht, hat das Trio um den israelischen Bassisten Avishai Cohen am Freitagabend in Berlin aufgezeigt. Dieser Ansicht ist Wilhelm Klotzek, der in den ausgefeilten Klängen fast Wörter erkennen konnte. Avishai Cohen gilt derzeit als einer begabtesten Bassspieler weltweit. 1970 in Israel […]
AVISHAI COHEN – Der Kreislauf des Lebens Der israelische Bassist Avishai Cohen gehört zu den großen Virtuosen auf seinem Instrument. Doch auf seiner neuen CD „Arvoles“ (Rykodisc/Warner) wird Virtuosität nebensächlich, und die Geschichten rücken in den Vordergrund. In der Vergangenheit mochte man Avishai Cohen zuweilen einen gewissen Hang zur Redundanz bescheinigt haben. Auf seinem neuen […]
(Source: Rolling Stone | rollingstone.fr)
The albums of Israeli jazz bassist Avishai Cohen, who is also active as a singer, bandleader, composer and arranger, are marked by a remarkable curiosity to explore new musical ground with each project. So it’s no wonder that his latest album Arvoles has nothing in common with the highly successful last album “1970”, not to […]
Das Avishai Cohen Trio stellt im Pavillon Hannover seine noch gar nicht erschienene neue CD vor. Hannover. Freundliche Elektrizität. Naturwissenschaftler würden abstreiten, dass es so was überhaupt gibt. Aber die Besucher des Konzerts von Avishai Cohen am Mittwochabend im Pavillon können ihre Existenz bezeugen. Denn sie haben sie erlebt. Von dem Moment an, in dem der israelische Jazz-Bassist Cohen die […]
BLACKCOUNTRYROCK – Avishai Cohen, Shai Maestro and Mark Guilana – The Barbican, London, 24th November 2018 Sometimes it is nice to go to gigs with no preconceptions. It’s even better when they turn out to be wonderful. My good friend Raymond Gorman had been badgering me about Avishai for years. When Cohen announced a London […]
Quotes Gemeinsam mit dem Babelsberger Filmorchester unter der Leitung von Bastien Stil entstand eine Fusion aus Modern Jazz, nahöstlicher Musik, Latin und Klassik. Ein Abend, wie ein köstliches Mezze-Buffet! Avishai Cohen and his trio together with the Babelsberg Film Orchestra under the direction of Bastien Stil created a fusion of jazz, classical, middle eastern and […]
Quotes “Sur 1970– son année de naissance –, il remise quelque peu ses prouesses d’instrumentiste au profit de sa voix, chaude et lumineuse,….” “On 1970 – his year of birth -, he gives some of his prowess as an instrumentalist to the benefit of his warm and bright voice….” “ Il y fait montre […]
‘1970’ CD Review – UK Vibe – 4/5* With this last album, the world-renowned bass player Avishai Cohen departs from his usual stellar jazz recordings and offers us a groovy and mellow compilation of original and traditional songs, inspired by music of the 1970s. It is not the first time Avishai Cohen enchants listeners with […]
Live Review: La Voix du Nord Avishai Cohen en trio avant son concert symphonique avec l’ONL : géant Avant de se produire avec l’Orchestre national de Lille, ce samedi soir, le contrebassiste israélien était en trio, ce vendredi midi, au Nouveau Siècle. Moment de grâce. Un public connaisseur, enthousiaste et debout pour applaudir le concert […]
Avishai will feature in the next issue of JazzThetik. Here he is fronting the magazine cover.
A beautiful review of Avishai’s performance at the Lviv Jazz Festival in June 2017, with the INSO-Lviv Orchestra. …There were two sets on the main stage that will be long remembered, especially by those of us who had never heard Avishai Cohen with a symphony orchestra, and those of us who had been asleep on Chucho Valdes. […]
It was a great concert followed by a great review from Musik der Welten, Luxembourg, after the ‘An Evening with Avishai Cohen’ concert on 24th May 2017. Avishai Cohen and his trio performed with Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, and Conductor Gast Waltzing. Read from the full press clipping here: 170524_R_N_Journal_26mai17_Claude Müller_Musik der Welten
On 9th February 2017, Avishai Cohen came with his trio and his orchestral project to perform at the Barbican, London (UK), with the BBC Concert Orchestra. The music and collaboration was a huge success. Here Jazzwise talks about the evening:
“The Concert Avishai Cohen: The Pure Essences and Energy of Music” “…referred to [as]…”creator of the modern jazz” or “one of the most innovative artists”, this evening at the Philharmonic gave the people of Szczecin belief that these terms are not inflated.” “The performance ended after 3 encores and an applause that lasted well […]
Click HERE to read the original review in French on Toute La Culture: Written by: Elie Petit English translation: Avishai Cohen and his NY Sextet Saturday, February 27th Division gave the second of his three exceptional concerts in the Philharmonie de Paris. More classical in form, more jazz in the background, always so beautiful. On […]
Avishai Cohen conquista Cesena, un jazz dalle Mille e una notte Un jazz dalle Mille e una notte. Un pubblico quasi timido all’inizio di fronte al semi conosciuto artista, ma scatenato alla fine. Tutti in piedi ad applaudire per 5 minuti buoni e la standing ovation poteva durare di più, interrotta solo perchè alla fine Avishai Cohen – […]
TRIUMFÁLNY VEČER AVISHAIA COHENA A FILHARMONIE BRNO An Evening With Avishai, koncert Avishaia Cohenas Filharmonií Brno, Bobycentrum, 30.11.2015 Keď pred viac než rokom vystúpil Avishai Cohen so sláčikovým kvartetom v pražskej Hybernii, len niekoľko zasvätencov vedelo, že ide o prvý krok k ešte odvážnejšiemu projektu. Podstatná časť Cohenovej kariéry je spojená s jeho účinkovaním v triu. Je to formát, […]
Avishai Cohen e il germe dell’originalità Ciò che colpisce da subito di questo trio voluto dal contrabbassista israeliano Avishai Cohen è l’ originalità e l’ intensità del suono, e il singolare assetto dei ruoli reciproci: in fondo il trio è la formazione classica del Jazz, eppure Cohen ne scardina le dinamiche, senza ricorrere a […]
Listen to the interview with Avishai Cohen at Vltava Radio before his show at Colours of Ostrava!
When writing music, a phrase might need the one “perfect” note to satisfy our ear. There are times when this tone is elusive and there is no other choice but to try numerous options until the veiled pitch reveals itself. In much the same way, there are times in writing when an adjective refuses to […]
Il concerto che si è svolto presso il teatro Asioli di Correggio ha visto Avishai Cohen esibirsi con il trio con cui è stato inciso “From Darkness”; il batterista Daniel Dor e il pianista Nitai Hershkovits sono i due musicisti che hanno accompagnato Avishai Cohen in questo meraviglioso viaggio musicale, per quello che è stato, […]
Fingerakrobatik und Feinfühligkeit: Jazz-Trio rund um den Kontrabassisten Avishai Cohen im Frankfurter Hof MAINZ – (asche). Bei allem der Jazz-Elite gebührenden Respekt – nur wenige verfügen über ein solch ausgeprägtes Alleinstellungsmerkmal in ihrer Formulierungskraft wie der israelische Komponist und Kontrabassist Avishai Cohen. Mit Pianist Nitai Hershkovits und Schlagwerker Daniel Dor hat er sein welterfahrenes […]
Avishai Cohen Trio und Stuttgarter Kammerorchester konzertierten gemeinsam Jazz, Worldmusic und Klassisches: Avishai Cohen Trio und Stuttgarter Kammerorchester gaben ihre gemeinsame Weltpremiere beim Heidelberger Frühling – Gefeierter Auftritt Von Rainer Köhl Das Festivalmotto “Freiheit wagen” hätte nicht besser passen können als zum jüngsten Konzert beim Heidelberger Frühling, dem Zusammentreffen des Avishai Cohen Trios […]
Album review “From Darkness”; A sophisticated and creative masterpiece: a sign that brings impact to the world of Jazz “From darkness” is the second trio album since 2008 and falls after his atypical instrumental releases such as; the piano duo album “Duende” or the unique strings project “Almah”. Avishai’s technique, after all this time, is […]