**** 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 […]
“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 – 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 […]
Listen to the interview with Avishai Cohen at Vltava Radio before his show at Colours of Ostrava!
In an interview, Avishai talks openly about his new album ‘Almah’, released from November 4th. Includes footage from a recent live performance in Courbevoie. French subtitles.
By Yoshi Higuchi Just Two is Enough to Deliver Messages “Duende” is like a pencil drawing. The sounds are created solely by the bass and the piano. Simple, but deeply artistic. Avishai says, “A great artist can remind us with his simple works, of untouched great sensitivity, which we used to have naturally in our […]
Duende was released on 21st May 2012…hear Avishai talk about Duende and how he and Nitai came to work together and produce such an album. Listen to the podcast HERE at qobuz.com
Avishai was interviewed at Jazz Sur Son, Toulouse, France about his current trio in 2011, and how he finds such talented young musicians!
Avishai Cohen: The audience changes us every night in a mystical way By Adriana Carcu [one_half] You’ve been touring throughout Europe for quite some time now playing almost every night. What makes each show different for you? It is just how you can tell the difference between every day of your life. It is the […]
Jazz Japan interviewed Avishai Cohen at his home in June. The article is about Israeli Jazz, music and life. [one half]“Avishai Cohen, Omer Avital and Avi Leibovitch flew to New York in 1992.” This story is almost a legend among Israeli Jazz musicians. Many musicians from Israel have flourished globally in the Jazz world throughout […]
Avishai featured on the front cover of the French Magazine, SO JAZZ’s, April edition. Avishai also features throughout the magazine including a 5 page article and interview.
Interview/Feature in Oregon Music News, 19th October 2010 with Tom D’Antoni [one_half]You get a good idea of the breadth of Avishai Cohen when you look at his credits on Aurora, his last album. They read: Arranger, Bass (Electric), Composer, Double Bass, Piano, Producer, Vocals. They don’t add that the songs are sung in English, Spanish […]