Still recovering from the emotions and good vibes Avishai received in May during his tour with the Metropole Orkest conducted by maestro Jules Buckley performing 6 concerts in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany and wow, it was a great experience with amazing musicians and hot audiences.
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Avishai with Jules Buckley backstage before one of the shows in May.
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What the fans had to say.
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‘It was unforgettable‘, ‘as always an amazing a wonderful evening‘, ‘a great performance, enjoyed every minute of it‘, ‘excellent, emotional, heartwarming and a virtuoso performance‘, ‘it was indeed one of the best concerts I’ve ever witnessed…’
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‘What a thrilling experience, it moved me to tears ‘.
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‘The concert was superb and ranks with the best I have been to in my life. An amazing blend of jazz, Latin, middle eastern and new music. from Avishai The arrangements were seamless, the flow supernatural, overwhelming and unique. I doubt whether any other than the Metropole Orchestra could handle the multitude of challenges and complexity and they nailed it! Rarely have I seen such a combination of total focus and concentration with utter joy, swing and smiles on every musician’s face.’
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‘I was not alone in my opinion; the audience gave three heartfelt standing ovations during the concert! Thank you Avishai Cohen for your magic, thank you Jules Buckley and thank you to the amazing musicians of the Metropole Orkest!’
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On Saturday May 31st the month ended in beauty at the packed Opera House in Tel Aviv with Avishai’s Quintet.
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“Judging by last night’s one-off concert (Saturday) at the Tel Aviv Opera House, Avishai new
quintet is a resounding success.
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Alongside Avishai are four Israeli musicians, all younger than him and all brilliant:
saxophonist Yuval Darvin – who has a sensitive and beautiful sound (“and that is a very
difficult thing to do with this instrument” Cohen comments); trombonist Yonatan Voltzuk – a composer in his own right who knows how to extract from this large wind instrument a truly
lyrical delicacy (“one of the best trombonists in the world” says Cohen); drummer Eviatar Slivnik – a young Israeli who has been living and playing in New York for the past decade,
and is highly sought after in the city and finally Cohen’s other new discovery – Itay Simhovich (21) – a young pianist and very promising. Cohen said of him that “he is really wow” and
quite rightly so. The beauty of this new quintet is that it not only sounds homogeneous as if
they have been working for years, but they also already have a distinct sound. None of
these virtuosos seek to show excessive arrogance. There is mutual respect there,
All that remains is to recommend – if they perform in Israel again – to run and listen.
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The pleasure is guaranteed.”
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Ion Feder | 01.06.25 I Ynet Israel
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Upcoming Avishai Cohen Quintet Shows
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The Avishai Cohen quintet can also be seen this summer at several prestigious festivals, don’t miss them as they tour many cities and countries.
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Line up: Avishai Cohen Quintet
Itay Simhovich (piano), Yonatan Voltzok (trombone)
Yuval Drabkin (saxophone) and Eviatar Slivnik (drums)
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Jazz A Vienne, Vienne, France – 26th June
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Montreux Jazz Festival (Casino), Montreux, Switzerland – 19th July
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Nice Jazz Festival, Nice, France – 27th July
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The New Trio tour this month…
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In June and July Avishai will also hit the road with his New Trio for their very first tour together.
With Itay Simhovich on piano and Eviatar Slivnik on drums.
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Festival Jazzellerault, Chatellerault, France – 11th june
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Lana Meets Jazz, Lana, Italy – 13th June
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Festival des Cultures Juives, Paris, France – 15th June
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Charlie Jazz Festival, Vitrolles, France – 3rd July
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Thionville Jazz, Thionville, France– 4rd July
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TSF Jazz Chantilly Festival, Chantilly, France – 6th July
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Festival Jazz à Sète, Sète, France – 18th July
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For those lovers and followers of the unique orchestral show ‘An Evening with Avishai Cohen – Two Roses’ For the very first time the programme will be presented in Canada at the Montreal Jazz Festival.
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Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, Quebec, Canada
‘An Evening with Avishai Cohen – Two Roses’ – 30th June
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The WORK – 100 Collection
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We are thrilled to announce a very special new edition “Avishai Cohen – The Work”.
Now available for the very first time. A comprehensive digital songbook collection featuring 100 original charts by Avishai. This unique collection spans over three decades of musical creation, carefully selected and transcribed
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Reflecting on his life long musical writings to date, Avishai says:
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“Looking back today, I understand I had no choice but to become a composer. I have never stopped writing music since. When I compose, I’m at the highest moments of my existence.”
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A special inclusion of the Work 100 songbook collection.
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We have included and made.available new charts of the following favoured titles for the very first time:
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Toledo (Album: At Home), Staav (Album: Seven Seas), Ani Aff (Album: Seven Seas)
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With this collection, we hope it provides musicians, educators an inspiring and authentic resource and for fans a rare glimpse into the artistry and passion that define Avishai’s musical work.
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Brightlight Vinyl competition winners!
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Last month free competition we gave you all the opportunity to acquire a free personally signed ‘Brightlight‘ vinyl which we shipped to the following lucky winners.
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Enjoy listening:
Antonis in Greece, Jeppe in Denmark and Roland from Germany.
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One last note for the summer.
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Avishai and his music will be out there over the summer, we hope you get a chance to attend one of the live shows.
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Wishing you all a bright, peaceful and cool summer.
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