Baptized by the international press as ¨a jazz visionary of global dimensions¨ and as one of the one hundred most influential double bass players of the 20th century, Avishai Cohen (Jerusalem, Israel, 1970) is famous world-wide, not just for being an extraordinary composer and interpreter, but as the legitimate heir of Mingus, Dave Holland, Jaco Pastorius, Ray brown, Charlie Haden, and even Sting. Each and every one of his concerts sparks admiration and the fervor of the public, as well as enthusiastic comments in specialized magazines.
Cohen’s career, supported by a style of lovely, original compositions based on the traditional texts and music of Israel’s cultural heritage, has been rapid and brilliant. At ten years of age, he studied the piano in his country, and a bit later, became interested in the electric base. In 1992, he moved to New York, where he began to play live with musicians like Ravi Coltrane, Wynton Marsalis, Joshua Redman, Paquito D’Rivera and Roy Hargrove, until he became Chick Corea’s steady double bass player.  From there, he went on to form his own quartet and after that, a trio. Today, reinforced by young Israeli and American artists, this is the Eastern Unit.
Without abandoning the elements that have made him famous, taking advantage of his native Israel’s fertile mix and even elements from the Sephardic culture, for the very first time, Avishai presents a new project in which singing forms part of his compositions.

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