28 Seminari Internacional de jazz, flamenco i latin

En Tel Aviv, Avishai Cohen se convirtió en el trompetista de referencia para cualquier proyecto de jazz, rock, pop, grabación de estudio y televisión, grabando con artistas israelíes tan importantes como Gidi Gov, Shalom Chanoch, Arik Einstein, Asaf Amdursky y Eviatar Banai.
Recibió una beca para estudiar en el Berklee College of Music en Boston, y se le concedió el premio Clark Terry Award. En 1997, quedó tercero en el prestigioso concurso Thelonius Monk Jazz Trumpet Competition y en el segundo lugar en el Carmine Caruso Jazz Trumpet Competition.
Avishai ha actuado por todo del mundo y ha grabado varios discos con la banda neoyorquina Lemon Juice Quartet, de la que forma parte desde 1997.
Ha tocado con artistas como Dave Liebman, James Moody, Arnie Lawrence, John Hendrix, Jimmy Witherspoon, Jimmy Heath, George Garzone, Clark Terry, Ira Sullivan, Donald Harrison, Bobby Watson, Jason Lindner, Omer Avital, Jeff Ballard, Roy Hargrove y muchos más.
Recientemente ha realizado su primer álbum como líder The Trumpet Player, con Jeff Ballard, John Sullivan y Joel Frahm, para el sello Fresh Sound New Talent. El disco ha sido elegido recientemente por Ben Ratliff, crítico de The New York Times, como uno de los discos de ‘The Sunday Times Playlist’. Avishai también ha grabado recientemente su segundo álbum, Avanim (Assal Records), con la aclamada banda Third World Love (coliderada por Omer Avital, Daniel Freedman y Yonatan Avishai), que sigue al éxito obtenido con su primer CD Third World Love Songs (Fresh Sound World Music).
Originally from Tel Aviv, Israel, trumpeter Avishai Cohen started playing trumpet at the age of 8 and began performing at the age of 10 with the Rimon College Big Band. He continued his study at the TelAviv Jaffa Conservatory and soon afterwards began touring the world with the Young Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Zubin Mehta and Kent Nagano. Avishai became the trumpet player of choice for all leading jazz, rock, pop studio and television projects, recording with Israeli artists such as Gidi Gov, Shalom Chanoch, Arik Einstein, Asaf Amdurski and Eviatar Banai.

He received a full scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, and was given the Clark Terry Award. In 1997, He placed third in the prestigious Thelonius Monk Jazz Trumpet Competition and was awarded second place in the Carmine Caruso Jazz Trumpet Competition.
Avishai has performed with artists such as Dave Liebman, James Moody, Arnie Lawrence, John Hendrix, Jimmy Witherspoon, Jimmy Heath, George Garzone, Clark Terry, Ira Sullivan, Donald Harrison, Bobby Watson, Jason Lindner, Omer Avital, Jeff Ballard, Roy Hargrove and many more.

Avishai has been performing with the New York based avant-funk band Lemon Juice Quartet since 1997. Lemon Juice Quartet has performed around the world and has released their third album, “Peasant Songs: The Music of Satie & Bartok” on Piadrum Records (2002), following the album “republic”, and “Visitor – Live”.

He has recently released his first album “The Trumpet Player” with Jeff Ballard, John Sullivan and Joel Frahm on the Fresh Sound New Talent label. The record was recently chosen by Ben Ratliff of the New York Times as one of the records of the Sunday Times Playlist. Avishai has also recently recorded a second album with the acclaimed band Third World Love (with co-leaders Omer Avital, Daniel Freedman, and Yonatan Avishai) on the Fresh Sound World Music Label. This album follows their successful first c.d. “Third World Love Songs”

A Tel Aviv, Avishai Cohen es va convertir en el trompetista de referència per a qualsevol projecte de jazz, rock, pop, gravació d’estudi i televisió, gravant amb artistes israelians tan importants com Gidi Gov, Shalom Chanoch, Arik Einstein, Asaf Amdursky i Eviatar Banai.
Ve rebre una beca per estudiar al Berklee College of Music de Boston, i se li va concedir el premi Clark Terry Award. L’any 1997, va quedar tercer en el prestigiós concurs Thelonius Monk Jazz Trumpet Competition i en segon lloc en el Carmine Caruso Jazz Trumpet Competition.

Avishai ha actuat arreu del món i ha gravat diversos discos amb la banda novaiorquesa Lemon Juice Quartet, de la qual en forma part des del 1997.

Ha tocat amb artistes com Dave Liebman, James Moody, Arnie Lawrence, John Hendrix, Jimmy Witherspoon, Jimmy Heath, George Garzone, Clark Terry, Ira Sullivan, Donald Harrison, Bobby Watson, Jason Lindner, Omer Avital, Jeff Ballard, Roy Hargrove i molts més.

Recentment ha realitzat el seu primer àlbum com a líder The Trumpet Player, amb Jeff Ballard, John Sullivan i Joel Frahm, per al segell Fresh Sound New Talent. El disc ha estat escollit recentment per Ben Ratliff, crític de The New York Times, com a un dels discs de ‘The Sunday Times Playlist’. Avishai també ha gravat recentment el seu segon àlbum, Avanim (Assal Records), amb l’aclamada banda Third World Love (co-liderada per Omer Avital, Daniel Freedman i Yonatan Avishai), que segueix a l’èxit obtingut amb el seu primer CD Third World Love Songs (Fresh Sound World Music).

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