Avishai Cohen (born 1970, in Jerusalem) is an Israelijazzbassist, composer and arrangement. He was raised up by a musical family, and as a child he started playing piano, but later moved to the bass guitar. After playing in Jeruslem for a few years, he moved to New York in the beginning of the 90's. After performing some small clubs, he was noticed by Chick Corea and was given a record contract. avishai cohen in brno (czech republic) photo made by: twisp sorry for the poor quality File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... avishai cohen in brno (czech republic) photo made by: twisp sorry for the poor quality File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Jerusalem and the Old City. ... Jazz master Louis Armstrong remains one of the most loved and best known of all jazz musicians. ... A bassist is a musician who plays a double bass or electric bass (also referred to as bass guitar). ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... In popular music an arrangement is a setting of a piece of music, which may have been composed by the arranger or by someone else. ... A Fender Jazz Bass Bass Guitar refers to an electric or acoustic stringed instrument with a similar appearance to the guitar, but with a larger body, commonly 4 strings, longer scale neck and tuned an octave lower in pitch than a guitar. ... State nickname: The Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² or 54,556 square miles (27th) - Land 122,409 km² - Water... Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century Decades: 40s - 50s - 60s - 70s - 80s - 90s - 100s - 110s - 120s - 130s - 140s 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 Sometimes the 90s is used as shorthand for the 1990s, the 1890s, or other such decades in various centuries. ... Chick Corea on the cover of sheet music book Chick Corea Collection Armando Anthony Chick Corea (born June 12, 1941) is an American jazz pianist/keyboardist and composer who is arguably best known for his work during the 1970s in the genre of jazz fusion, although his contributions to straight...
Discography
Adama - 1998
Devotion - 1999
Colors - 2000
Unity - 2001
Lyla - 2003
At Home - 2004
External Links
Avishai Cohen's official website
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Cohen studied at the Music and Arts High School in Jerusalem and after two years enlisted in the Israeli Army, Avishai moved to New York City.
Cohen also worked with Panamanian pianist, Danilo Perez and was later discovered by Chick Corea; becoming the bass player for Chick's ground breaking group "Origin".
Later this year and into 2005, AvishaiCohen will be releasing his sixth recording, his second on Razdaz Recordz, entitled "At Home," which includes Jeff Ballard, Diego Urcola and Anne Drummond, along with his dynamic working quartet of Mark Guiliana (Drums), Samuel Bar-sheshet (Piano), and Yosvany Terry, (Saxophones/Chekere).
Avishai will be on a worldwide 2004-05 tour with his current working group, in support of this new, fresh and energy-packed musical project.
Avishai sold out at New York's Blue Note March 10 - 13, and a national tour is taking place with full promotional support for his new CD, 'At Home', released in early 2005.
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