3 Cohens: Braid (2007)

Siblings Yuval, Anat and Avishai Cohen have been playing together since childhood. Now, as seasoned musicians and band-leaders, they pair the joy of family music-making with musicianship of the highest level. They complete each other s phrases, seamlessly intertwining solo and accompaniment in an exciting original program. Featuring Aaron Goldberg, Eric Harland and Omer Avital. - Amazon

Personnel:
Anat Cohen: tenor saxophone, clarinet (4);
Avishai Cohen: trumpet;
Yuval Cohen: soprano saxophone;
Aaron Goldberg: piano;
Omer Avital: bass; Eric Harland: drums.
Tracklist:
1. Navad (The Wanderer) (5:32)
2. Gigi et Amelie (6:17)
3. Freedom (9:06)
4. Beaches (7:24)
5. U-Valley (3:28)
6. Lies and Gossip (9:13)
7. It Could Happen To you (2:47)
8. Elegy for Eliku (6:06)
9. Tfila (Prayer) (6:23)
10. Shoutin' Low (5:22)
Braid
Part 1 - Part 2 (RS) / Part 1 - Part 2 (HF) flac

Avishai Cohen & The International Vamp Band: Unity (2001)

Bassist Avishai Cohen's fourth Stretch release marks the debut of a new project, the International Vamp Band, which first went public in early 2001 in a series of performances at the Jazz Gallery in New York. Interestingly, Cohen is the band's pianist. He leaves the upright bass duties to Yagil Baras and only occasionally overdubs lines on electric bass. The other musicians are Diego Urcola on trumpet and flügelhorn, Yosvany Terry on alto and tenor saxophones and chekere, Avi Lebovich on trombone and flute, and Antonio Sanchez on drums. (Cohen's bass student Bryan Keleen guests on "Island Man.") While Cohen's piano playing is not virtuosic (although it comes close on the solo piece "Pause"), his intention is simply to approach bandleading from a different vantage point. Perhaps as a direct result, this new music boasts a rather expansive harmonic palette. It's hypnotic, as the term "vamp" would suggest, and it's often downright soothing — which is appropriate, given that Cohen intended the album as a prayer for peace, particularly in his native Israel, which was descending into a state of war at the time of this recording.

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Unity (RS) / Unity (HF) @ 320K

Avishai Cohen: Aurora (2009)

2009 album from the Israeli Jazz singer, bassist and composer. There have been too few musicians throughout the history of Jazz who were able to create a direct bond between their instruments and the audience. With Aurora, Avishai Cohen has reached a certain essence of expression, using voice as a direct and powerful vehicle for his emotions. Singing - in Hebrew, English, Spanish and Ladino. The music draws its source in the earth of his home country, at the crossroads of many cultures. Arab-Andalusian and Hebraic, it tells the story of Bedouins of the desert and speaks of life, love, youth and freedom. Aurora is a work of synergy under the Blue Note label, which for years seems to have been at the centre of all futures in Jazz, of which Avishai Cohen is undeniably the most modern and irresistible standard-bearer.