Avishai Cohen

Avishai Cohen (; born May 23, 1978) is a New York City-based jazz musician and composer from Tel Aviv, Israel.

Biography

Cohen was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. He grew up in a musical family: his sister, Anat, played clarinet and his brother, Yuval, soprano saxophone. At the age of eight, Avishai asked his mother if he could begin taking trumpet lessons.

After graduating from Berklee, Cohen went on to win third place in the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Trumpet Competition in 1997.

Cohen then moved to New York City, where he began developing his music alongside pianist Jason Lindner and bassist Omer Avital at Smalls Jazz Club.

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.

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 Ashes to Gold (ECM, 2024) – recorded in 2023

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 CohensWith Anat Cohen and Yuval Cohen One (Self, 2003) Braid (Anzic, 2007) Family (Anzic, 2011) Tightrope (Anzic, 2013)

With 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) Gregory Tardy, Monuments (SteepleChase, 2011) Mark Turner, Lathe of Heaven (ECM, 2014) – recorded in 2013