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Article: Album Review

Avishai Cohen: Duende

by Bruce Lindsay
June 22, 2012

Avishai Cohen is a distinctive player: his raw energy, deft and fluid fretting style and tough, forceful right hand combine in one of the most readily recognizable double bass sounds in contemporary music. He's brought this sound to collaborations with many leading musicians including pianists Chick Corea and Brad Mehldau, and drummer Mark Guiliana, and has ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Avishai Cohen

April 20, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Avishai Cohen's birthday today! Bassist/Composer Avishai Cohen, born April 20, 1970 in Israel, a musician who has been called a “jazz visionary of global proportions” by DownBeat, and was declared one of the 100 Most Influential Bass Players of the 20th Century by Bass Player Magazine, is renowned around the world ...

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Article: Interview

Robert Mehmet Sinan Ikiz: All Aboard

by James Pearse
March 13, 2012

As an integral member of acclaimed outfits Nils Landgren Funk Unit, Magnus Lindgren Batacuda Jazz and Dan Reed Band, 32-year-old drummer and percussionist Robert Mehmet Sinan Ikiz has already toured the world several times over. The wealth of places, people and musical styles he has encountered on his travels has helped shape the diverse sound of ...

News: Performance / Tour

SFJAZZ Announces SFJAZZ Collective Spring 2012 Concert Tour

February 16, 2012

SAXOPHONIST ANTONIO HART TO SUBSTITUTE FOR ORIGINAL COLLECTIVE MEMBER MIGUEL ZENÓN PERFORMANCES DEVOTED TO REPERTOIRE OF STEVIE WONDER AND COMPOSITIONS BY COLLECTIVE MEMBERS Antonio Hart—Alto Saxophone Mark Turner—Tenor Saxophone Avishai Cohen—Trumpet Robin Eubanks—Trombone Stefon Harris—Vibraphone Edward Simon—Piano Matt Penman—Bass Eric Harland—Drums SAN ...

Article: Album Review

Luca Necciari - Matteo Addabbo - Avishai Cohen - Francesco Petreni: Progetto original

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 9, 2012

Un'interpretazione che racchiude la sensibilità artistica di due diverse culture ed una fonte d'ispirazione tutta italiana, questa è la formula con cui si presenta Progetto Original. Per l'intero album la formazione rimane compatta e ben equilibrata. Gli assoli sono ben eseguiti e ben distribuiti e colpiscono per spontaneità ed intuizione artistica. In particolare, le improvvisazioni di ...

News: Festival

The 23nd Tel Aviv Jazz Festival, February 21-24, 2012

January 30, 2012

The Tel Aviv Jazz Festival, in its 23rd year, is one of the most prominent and important jazz events in Israel. It has gained a reputation in Israel and abroad for attracting both Israeli and international jazz personalities, and is also well known for its special music projects. However, its main appeal is the exciting annual ...

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Article: Album Review

3 Cohens: Family

Read "Family" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
January 4, 2012

It's a family affair that provides a luminous glimpse into the 3 Cohen's' broad jazz vernacular and notable technical expertise. With a formidable supporting lineup, the artists communicate an appealing mix of standards and originals, positioned on a It's a family affair that provides a luminous glimpse into the 3 Cohens' broad jazz vernacular and notable ...

Album

Seven Seas

By Avishai Cohen

Label: EMI Music
Released: 2011
Track listing: Dreaming; About a Tree; Seven Seas; Halah; Staav; Ani Aff; Worksong; Hayo Hayta; Two Roses; Tres Hermanicas Eran

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Quentin Angus

by AAJ Staff
December 29, 2011

Meet Quentin Angus: Australian-born guitarist Quentin Angus is a name to remember. He has performed in Japan, USA, Australia, Europe and New Zealand, including Jazz Hoeilaart (Belgium), and the Adelaide International Guitar Festival. Angus has released one album as a band leader, Retrieval Structure, in 2011, and several as a side man, including recording/ ...

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Article: Book Review

Bill Bruford: The Autobiography (Signature and Deluxe Editions)

by John Kelman
December 16, 2011

The Autobiography: Signature and Deluxe EditionsBill BrufordHardcover, 304 pagesISBN: 978-1905792191Foruli Limited Edition Books and Records2011 When Bill Bruford--veteran prog rock/art rock drummer turned jazzer--decided to hang up his sticks in 2009, the outcries were loud, passionate and, surprisingly, incredulous. How could this drummer, ...