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Avishai Cohen: Colors
by AAJ Staff
Releasing already his third CD on the Stretch label, Avishai Cohen is further elaborating on the vision he revealed on “Adama" and continued through his second CD, “Devotion."Make no mistake about it: “Vision" is the appropriate word for explaining the aesthetic he expresses on “Colors." Not only does Cohen possess an broad artistic perspective ...
Avishai Cohen: Colors
by AAJ Staff
Releasing already his third CD on the Stretch label, Avishai Cohen is further elaborating on the vision he revealed on “Adama" and continued through his second CD, “Devotion."Make no mistake about it: “Vision" is the appropriate word for explaining the aesthetic he expresses on “Colors." Not only does Cohen possess an broad artistic perspective ...
Avishai Cohen: Devotion
by Jack Bowers
This is Israeli–born bassist Avishai Cohen’s second recording as leader, and, like the first, it is comprised mainly of his compositions (an even dozen, plus the traditional “Linda de Mi Corazon” and pianist Lindner’s “Candela City”), which I described in an earlier review as “upbeat and buoyant” (and which for the most part remain so on ...
Avishai Cohen: Devotion
by Jim Santella
Avishai Cohen's modern mainstream sextet performs in a hard bop tradition while encompassing ethnic influences from all over the world. In Cohen's compositions you can pick out modes, rhythms, and themes that feel as though they represent cultures from eastern Asia, northern Africa, central Europe, South America, southwestern Asia, the U.S. and more. The 28-year-old Jerusalem ...
Avishai Cohen: Adama
by Jim Santella
Handling the acoustic bass like a flamenco guitar, then applying the blues, newcomer Avishai Cohen has produced a session in the modern mainstream with considerable intensity. The “fire" comes from his writing; these are all the bassist's compositions except for the standard “Besame Mucho." In putting together his arrangements, Cohen mixes meters in various combinations, allowing ...
Avishai Cohen: Adama
by Jack Bowers
It’s true, one can’t always appraise a book by its cover. Looking at bassist Avishai Cohen’s grim visage on the jacket of Adama, I was expecting to hear music of a similar temperament within. And while there are a few brooding passages, most of Cohen’s music — he wrote 11 of the disc’s dozen selections — ...
