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Avishai Cohen: Brightlight
by Neil Duggan
After gaining exposure in Chick Corea's trio in the late 1990s, Avishai Cohen has taken his dramatic acoustic bass sound mixed with Jewish folk music, jazz, world and classical influences and weaved them into a distinctive and accessible style. That style and his abilities as a showman and performer have given him global recognition and a wide network of influence, cementing his position as one of the top bass players of his generation. Israeli-born Cohen has used many ...
Continue ReadingEden Giat: Crossing the Red Sea
by Mike Jurkovic
Given the dire state of the US both at home and abroad, it's a wonder that jazz musicians across the globe, in their own tongue, their own aesthetic and their own devices, still try to carry the music of American tradition forward while calling it their own. It only proves how marvelous and resilient this music continues to be and how wonderful it is to give witness. Recorded in Tel Aviv, Israeli pianist Eden Giat surrounds himself with ...
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