Avishai Cohen ( he, אבישי כהן) is a New York City–based

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musician and composer originally from

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...

, Israel.

Biography

Cohen was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. He grew up in a musical family with his saxophonist siblings: sister

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and brother Yuval Cohen ( soprano saxophone). At the age of eight Avishai asked his mother if he could begin taking trumpet lessons. At age ten, Avishai began playing with the Rimon Big Band, He recalls, "I had a box I stood on." As a teenager Avishai toured with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra. Avishai Cohen attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston. After graduating from Berklee, Cohen went on to win 3rd place in the Thelonious Monk jazz trumpet competition in 1997. Cohen then moved to New York City, where he began developing his music alongside

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and bassist Omer Avital at

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. Because he was frequently confused with bassist Avishai Cohen, he named his debut 2003 album ''The Trumpet Player''.Avishai Cohen: Introducing Triveni

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, February 4, 2011. He has played with several jazz groups that include musicians from the SFJAZZ Collective. Cohen has stated that he was very heavily influenced by

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Discography

As leader

* ''The Trumpet Player'' (

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, 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) CD* ''Live in New York 2011 - Season 8 - The Music of Stevie Wonder'' (SFJAZZ, 2011) CD* ''Live: SFJAZZ Center 2013 - The Music of Chick Corea'' (SFJAZZ, 2013) CD* ''Live: SFJAZZ Center 2014 - The Music of Joe Henderson'' (SFJAZZ, 2014) CD* ''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

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

* ''Place & Time'' (Anzic, 2005) * ''Noir'' (Anzic, 2006) With others *

Big Band, ''Live at the Jazz Gallery'' (Anzic, 2007) – live *

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, ''Monuments'' (SteepleChase, 2011) * Mark Turner, '' Lathe of Heaven'' (ECM, 2014) – recorded in 2013

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cohen, Avishai Israeli jazz musicians Living people 1978 births Israeli trumpeters Jazz trumpeters People from Tel Aviv 21st-century trumpeters SFJAZZ Collective members