Avishai Cohen

JazzTimes wrote that Avishai Cohen “has rather quietly become one of the most creative trumpet players in jazz,” and that his trumpet can become “a vehicle for uttering the most poignant human cries.” Cohen has built one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary jazz without fanfare, through decades of restless creative work as a leader, co-leader, and sideman.

• A Sound Entirely His Own: Three times voted a Rising Star in the DownBeat Critics Poll and named Artistic Director of the International Jerusalem Festival, Cohen has spent his career resisting easy categorization; blending lyrical beauty with technical brilliance in a way that feels wholly personal and completely alive.
• Rooted in Family, Open to the World: Cohen’s musical world is genuinely multicultural, shaped by his work with his sister, clarinetist and saxophonist Anat Cohen, and his brother, saxophonist Yuval, as part of the celebrated 3 Cohens Sextet, as well as by years of touring and recording across jazz traditions from multiple continents.
• A Trumpeter Who Makes You Feel It: As Télérama observed, Cohen “conveys on stage all the nuances and inspiration of the moment.” His live performances are real-time acts of musical thinking: open, searching, and capable of genuine surprise at any moment.

Come ready to hear a trumpet played the way it rarely is.