A Late-Night Masterclass in Heart and Virtuosity With tender ballads, turbocharged horns, and a “ridiculously young” pianist stealing the show, Avishai Cohen’s final set of a three-night residency turned an ordinary London day into something unforgettable Just your average London day: State Opening of Parliament, another Starmer leadership challenge. Stevie Wonder’s birthday! Happy birthday to […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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:
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘From Darkness’ spotlights the great artistry of the Avishai Cohen Trio Whether he’s touring a classical music program such as Avishai Cohen With Strings, playing jazz, world music or beyond, Avishai Cohen, never disappoints his devoted or new fans. So with a cumulative total of over 75,000 views on YouTube.com since the beginning of February 2015, […]
Denne israeliske basist inte bara spelar som en gud, han gör också gudomliga kompositioner. Hans sätt att med obändig, men kontrollerad, energi svarva fram ett ton- och formspråk är unikt. Hans kreativa värld är en legering av alla ädla musikaliska metaller som finns, plus de han själv uppfinner. Här finns han i sällskap med pianisten […]
Basisten Avishai Cohen med trio visar med sitt nya album ”From Darkness” än en gång att hans rykte som ett av den internationella jazzscenen mest spännande namn inte är överdrivet utan tvärtom mycket förtjänat. Inte bara för sitt formidabla basspel utan också för sin stor begåvning som kompositör En annan internationellt erkänd israelisk jazzmusiker är […]
Die neue CD des Jazz- Echo-Preisträgers Avishai Cohen ist ein starkes Stück Musik, das auch beim zwangzigsten Durchgang noch frisch und neu klingt. Nichts nudelt sich ab, weil es immer wieder. Neues zu erleben gibt im dichten Zusammenspiel des aus Israel stammenden. Bassisten mit seinen kongenialen Partnern Nitai Hershkovits (Piano) und Daniel Dor (Drums). „From Darkness“ […]
Avishai Cohen est de retour et va on ne peut mieux. Ce 16 février sortira en effet son album, From Darkness. Cet album entièrement construit sur le triptyque musical piano-contrebasse-batterie offre au talentueux jazzman israélien l’occasion de renouer avec la formation classique jazz du trio. Depuis son album Gently Disturbed en 2008, aux côtés des […]
Weltweit verständliche Sprache: Avishai Cohen mit großartigem Auftritt beim Freiburger Jazzfestival. Auf der Suche nach spannenden Entwicklungen im Auf europäischen Jazz ist man derzeit immer gut beraten, an den östlichen Rand zu schauen. Das tat auch das Jazzfestival Freiburg mit zwei prächtig besuchten Konzerten in der wochenendlichen Zielkurve. Beide Programmpunkte offenbarten sich als großartige Vertreter […]
Er schlägt ihn sanft und sie tanzen Er hat einen dicken Bauch, einen dünnen Hals und oft nimmt man ihn erst wahr, wenn er fehlt: Der Kontrabass. Es gibt aber einen, der bring den Holzkoloss zum Tanzen. Und mit ihm eine ganze Synagoge. Wenn ich Menschen mit Kontrabässen sehe, denke ich immer: Wie groß […]
Thank heavens you can’t wear out CDs by over playing them or this one wouldn’t last long! What we have here is a trio of piano, bass and drums augmented by violin, two violas, cello and oboe and English horn. It is exceedingly rare in my experience for jazz to successfully incorporate a ‘classical’ line […]
Avishai Cohen is a contemporary bass player whose unimpeachable jazz credentials reference some of the most famous names in the music today whether performing in the role of, collaborator, or leader of his own highly regarded trio and other ensemble. In this recording he returns to the origins of his musical development by revisiting the grounding he received the […]
By Adriana Carcu “Bassist Avishai Cohen, the undisputed star of the festival…” “Avishai Cohen Trio came, saw and conquered like a summer storm that leaves you fresh and energized—except their show lasted a lot longer than that. As if determined to heighten the mood of the gloomy afternoon, Cohen gradually played himself warm, transporting the […]
By Fran Hardcastle London Jazz: “As a live performer, Cohen is hard to beat.” The beautifully lit Union Chapel was positively buzzing on Thursday night. Avishai Cohen’s trio drew an international audience of enthusiastic and very vocal fans. Promoting their new album, Seven Seas, the opening number, Dreaming introduced Cohen’s lilting vocals, with a voice […]
Jazz long ago became a worldwide musical phenomenon and nobody illustrates the point better than Israeli-born bassist Avishai Cohen. Cohen is a former employee of the great piano master Chick Corea, whose influence can be heard here along with Satie, Chopin and the profound folk music of the bassist’s native Middle East. However, Cohen has […]
All About Jazz Review by, NENAD GEORGIEVSKI. March 25th 2011 Over the past few years, bassist Avishai Cohen has become recognized as one of the most creative musicians of current times. A fertile composer of the highest rank, he has, among other things, enriched and expanded the genre he works in: a master of the […]
Evening Standard – 4* Album review by: JACK MASSARIK CDs of the Week Few double-bassists have the pulling power to tour with their own groups. Avishai Cohen, Dave Holland, Charlie Haden and the wondrous Esperanza Spalding are four distinguished exceptions, and, like Esperanza, Avishai also sings. On his latest album, the New York-based Israeli, a […]
By Mike Flynn – Bass Guitar Magazine Avishai Cohen… A masterful upright and electric bass player, Israeli-born Avishai Cohen has long been recognised as one of today’s master ‘doublers’ on the bass. Mike Flynn finds out more…. Written by Mike Flynn Publication: Bass Guitar Magazine