Avishai Cohen (trumpeter)

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Avishai Cohen
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Cohen Performing with the SF Jazz Collective in 2015
Background information
Born 1978 (age 46–47)
Tel Aviv, Israel
Genres Jazz, post-bop, bebop
Occupation(s) Musician, composer, bandleader
Instruments Trumpet, synthesized trumpet
Labels Anzic Records, Fresh Sound
Associated acts SFJAZZ Collective, Lemon Juice Quartet
Third World Love
3 Cohens
Triveni
Tea for 3
Website avishaicohenmusic.com

Avishai Cohen Is a New York City–based jazz musician and composer originally from Tel Aviv, Israel.

Biography

Cohen was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. He grew up in a musical family with his saxophonist siblings: sister Anat Cohen and brother Yuval Cohen (soprano saxophone).[1] At the age of eight Avishai asked his mother if he could begin taking trumpet lessons.[1] At age ten, Avishai began playing with the Rimon Big Band, He recalls, "I had a box I stood on."[1] As a teenager Avishai toured with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra.[1]


Avishai Cohen attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston.[2] After graduating from Berklee, Cohen went on to win 3rd place in the Thelonious Monk jazz trumpet competition in 1997.[3] Cohen then moved to New York City where he began developing his music alongside Jason Lindner and bassist Omer Avital at Smalls Jazz Club.[3] He recorded his first album in 2003 with Anzic Records. The album title The Trumpet Player is titled such to avoid confusion with a jazz bassist of the same name (Avishai Cohen). Since then he has recorded with many notable jazz artists as a bandleader, co-leader, and composer[citation needed]. He has played with several jazz groups that include musicians from the SFJAZZ Collective. Cohen has stated that he was very heavily influenced by Miles Davis.[3] He is married and has two children.[1]

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Avishai Cohen performing at WOMEX 15, Budapest

Discography

As a leader

  • The Trumpet Player (Fresh Sound, 2003)
  • After the Big Rain (Anzic Records, 2007)
  • Flood (Anzic Records, 2008)
  • Seven (Anzic Records, 2008) (Digital Release Only)
  • Introducing Triveni (Anzic Records, 2010)
  • Triveni II (Anzic Records, 2012)
  • Avishai Cohen's Triveni , Dark Nights (Anzic Records, 2014)
  • Into the Silence (ECM Records, 2016) [Debut for label][4]

Third World Love

3 Cohens

  • Family (Anzic Records, 2011)
  • Braid (Anzic Records, 2007)
  • One (Self, 2003)

Omer Avital

Other groups

References

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