Avishai Cohen (Hebrew: אבישי כהן) is a New York City–based jazz musician and composer originally from Tel Aviv, Israel.

Avishai Cohen
Cohen with the SFJAZZ Collective in 2015
Background information
Born	(1978-05-23) May 23, 1978 (age 44) Tel Aviv, Israel
Genres	Jazz, post-bop, bebop
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, bandleader
Instrument(s)	Trumpet
Labels	ECM, Anzic, Fresh Sound
Website	avishaicohenmusic.com

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]

Because he was frequently confused with bassist Avishai Cohen, he named his debut 2003 album The Trumpet Player.[4]

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]

Discography

As leader

• The Trumpet Player (Fresh Sound, 2003) – recorded in 2001
• After the Big Rain (Anzic, 2007) – recorded in 2006
• Flood (Anzic, 2008)
• Seven (Anzic, 2008)
• Introducing Triveni (Anzic, 2010)
• Triveni II (Anzic, 2012) – recorded in 2009
• Avishai Cohen's Triveni, Dark Nights (Anzic, 2014) – recorded in 2013
• Into the Silence (ECM, 2016) – recorded in 2015
• Cross My Palm with Silver (ECM, 2017) – recorded in 2016
• Playing the Room with Yonathan Avishai (ECM, 2019) – recorded in 2018
• Big Vicious (ECM, 2020) – recorded in 2019
• Naked Truth (ECM, 2022) – recorded in 2021

As group

SFJAZZ Collective

• Live 2010: 7th Annual Concert Tour (SFJAZZ, 2010)[3CD]
• Live in New York 2011 - Season 8 - The Music of Stevie Wonder (SFJAZZ, 2011)[3CD]
• Live: SFJAZZ Center 2013 - The Music of Chick Corea (SFJAZZ, 2013)[2CD]
• Live: SFJAZZ Center 2014 - The Music of Joe Henderson (SFJAZZ, 2014)[2CD]
• 10th Anniversary: Best of - Live at the SFJAZZ Center 2013 (SFJAZZ, 2014)

Third World Love

• Third World Love Songs (Fresh Sound, 2002)
• Avanim (self-released, 2004) – also released from NMC Music
• Sketch of Tel Aviv (self-released, 2006) – also released from Smalls
• New Blues (Anzic, 2008)
• Songs and Portraits (Anzic, 2012)

3 Cohens
With Anat Cohen and Yuval Cohen

• One (Self, 2003)
• Braid (Anzic, 2007)
• Family (Anzic, 2011)
• Tightrope (Anzic, 2013)

Omer Avital

• Marlon Browden Project (Fresh Sound, 2003)
• The Ancient Art of Giving (Smalls, 2006)
• Arrival (Fresh Sound, 2007)
• Free Forever (Smalls, 2011)
• Live at Smalls (SmallsLIVE, 2011)
• Suite of the East (Anzic, 2012)
• New Song (Motéma, 2014)

As sideman

With Keren Ann

• Nolita (Metro Blue/Blue Note, 2005)
• Keren Ann (EMI, 2007)

With Anat Cohen

• Place & Time (Anzic, 2005)
• Noir (Anzic, 2006)

With others

• Jason Lindner Big Band, Live at the Jazz Gallery (Anzic, 2007) – live
• Gregory Tardy, Monuments (SteepleChase, 2011)
• Mark Turner, Lathe of Heaven (ECM, 2014) – recorded in 2013

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

[de] Avishai Cohen (Trompeter)