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Roma Jazz Festival (Rome, Italy) – Live Review!
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 […]
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Toute Le Culture, ‘From Darkness’ CD review
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 […]
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Hackney Hive ‘with Strings’ Review
Written by Melissa Palleschi – 10th May 2013 As Herbie Hancock recently said in a radio interview in the states, “Jazz is very spiritual and humanistic” and Israeli bassist and composer Avishai Cohen’s music encompasses these principles. With this latest project Avishai Cohen with Strings it seems he wants to span the globe playing songs […]
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‘Performance Reviewed’
‘Avishai Cohen with Strings’ Written by AK Israeli instrumentalist, singer, composer and arranger, Avishai Cohen has been regarded for some time as one of today’s leading bassists. Playing in Whitechapel in 2011 and again the following year at Ronnie Scotts, the Barbican Hall hosted his biggest solo concert in London this week (7 May). This […]
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‘With Strings’ press quotes- May 2013
Avishai toured in May 2013 with his brand new project ‘Avishai Cohen with Strings’. Here are some quotes from written press: Rhein Main Presse – Alfred Balz “Sinnlich und mit dunklem Unterton…Selten hat man ein so intensives, alle Genre-Grenzen sprengendes Konzert gehört wie dieses…Ein Meister der Integration…” (English translation): “Sensually and with dark undertone…Seldom has […]
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New Razdaz Recordz Facebook!
Avishai’s record label Razdaz Recordz, now has it’s very own facebook page! We’d love for you to get to know the musicians and music on Razdaz, that Avishai feels close to. Visit the Razdaz facebook page for artist news and show dates, new releases and more. ‘Like’ Razdaz Recordz HERE Razdaz Recordz will also be […]
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Avishai Cohen “with Strings”
Avishai Cohen earned his reputation as one of the world’s greatest bassists, and as leader of his own projects over the last two decades and through his many performances with Chick Corea in his early years. It is however as a composer that his musical statement has grown through his rich compositions with vocals in […]
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Avishai Cohen "with Strings"
Avishai Cohen earned his reputation as one of the world’s greatest bassists, and as leader of his own projects over the last two decades and through his many performances with Chick Corea in his early years. It is however as a composer that his musical statement has grown through his rich compositions with vocals in […]
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Avishai live performance
Last April, Avishai performed with his trio at Tapiola Hall in Espoo, Finland. This month this Finnish Radio is broadcasting the full concert on it’s Jazz Radio Live program. Listen Here Photo credit: Jana Ketzel
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Jamie Cullum interview
Avishai was interviewed by Jamie Cullum on BBC Radio 2, Tuesday 15th January at 19.00 GMT. Unfortunately this interview is no longer available to listen to.
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New Paris Show Announced
Thanks to everyone who has already bought a ticket for Salle Pleyel, in Paris, France on 5th May. We are pleased to announce that this show, where Avishai will be performing with his new strings project has SOLD OUT. Don’t worry though, if you didn’t manage to get tickets to Salle Pleyel, we have just […]
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Avishai Wins Award
View video presentation HERE NADAV Foundation press release: The 2012 NADAV Peoplehood Award was presented last Wednesday, October 31, 2012, to Professor Elie Wiesel and Avishai Cohen at a ceremony in Jerusalem with hundreds of participants in attendance. Professor Wiesel and Avishai received the award from businessman and philanthropist Leonid Nevzlin, Founder of the NADAV […]
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Lira – Duende Album Review
By Andreas Lagercrantz November 2012 Swedish Press ‘Lira’. See original review HERE Efter två album med en mångskiftande jazz/world-grupp väljer Avishai Cohen ett intimt format för sin musik. På Duende spelar basisten tillsammans med unge israeliske pianisten Nitai Hershkovits. Cohen verkar ha en speciell näsa för att hitta nya medmusiker, den 24-årige pianisten visar sig […]
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Le Soir: Avishai Cohen irradie au Jazz Middelheim
By Le Soir C’est à Berchem que ça se passe. Au sud d’Anvers. Pas loin du ring, pas loin de l’E19. Une espèce d’oasis, avec le parc Middelheim, où l’on se promène au milieu des sculptures anciennes et contemporaines, et, de l’autre côté de la Beukenlaan, le parc Den Brandt. Paradoxalement, c’est dans ce dernier […]
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Top Bass Mag
By Krystian Mozol Top Bass Guitar Magazine – front cover and 5 page article.
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Duende – Jazz Japan
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 […]
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Music video – Criss Cross
Criss Cross is the second music video from Avishai’s latest album Duende. Nitai Herskovits also features on the video playing piano. Watch out for a third music video, to be released in the near future!
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Duende Interview with Avishai
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
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Duende album reviews – Jazz News & ACTUFNAC
By Francisco Cruz & FNAC
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Avishai BBC Maida Vale Live
Avishai featured on Jamie Cullum’s BBC Radio 2 show on 13th March with a Maida Vale session performing a few live tracks with his current trio. Thanks to everyone that tuned in and enjoyed Jamie Cullum’s show and Avishai’s performances. The show unfortunately is no longer available to listen to on the BBC website but […]
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New Songbook by Avishai Cohen
We are pleased to have available Avishai’s 3rd Songbook. ‘Songbook Volume 2’ features the music from several of his past albums, including his latest releases, ‘Aurora’ and ‘Seven Seas’. The songbook includes many favorites from fan suggestions, and music charts personally selected by Avishai. BUY Songbook Volume 2 This book contains the following scores: About […]
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Die Welt – Concert Review
By Stefan Hentz To read this concert review, click on the press image to enlarge.
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Jazz Sur Son Interview
Avishai was interviewed at Jazz Sur Son, Toulouse, France about his current trio in 2011, and how he finds such talented young musicians!
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All About Jazz Romanian Interview
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 […]
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Radio Single – Mangina Ktana
Avishai Cohen has released a new single for radio in Israel called, ‘Mangina Ktana’. It has become very popular among listeners and is being played on radios all over Israel, including the National radio station Gal Galatz. ‘Mangina Ktana’ will be played several times a day on Gal Galatz so turn on your radio in […]
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Jazz Japan Interview (translation)
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 […]
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Avishai Cohen on the front cover of So Jazz
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.
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London Jazz – Concert Review
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 […]
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The Herald (Scotland)
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 […]
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All About Jazz
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 […]
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Evening Standard
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 […]
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Vior
VOIR Weekly (Quebec) Stanley Péan 4* Né près de Jérusalem dans une famille de musiciens, Avishai Cohen a joué du piano jusqu’à l’âge de 14 ans avant de se convertir à la contrebasse, dont il est actuellement l’un des virtuoses mondiaux en jazz. Tout ce parcours est manifeste sur ce douzième album (le deuxième sous […]
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Recent Press Quotes – Seven Seas
All About Jazz – March 2011 “Seven Seas is a remarkable album; most impressive is Cohen’s clarity of vision, which is what separates the boys from men. Cohen knows what he wants and, even better, he knows how to achieve it. The album’s immediate attraction is its loose, fresh informality, a spontaneous and sparkling liveliness. […]
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Feature in Oregon Music News
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 […]
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Bassist: Avishai Cohen – Bass Guitar Magazine
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
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Quotes from the World’s Press
“… one of the most gifted bassists of his generation is finding his own voice as a composer” The New Yorker “… one of the best double-bassists in the world” Kerstan Mackness, Time Out London “…a transcendent example of the capacity of music…to reach beyond geographical and political boundaries…” Don Heckman, the Los Angeles Times. […]
