This article is about the trumpeter. For the bassist with the same name, see Avishai Cohen (bassist).
Avishai Cohen
Cohen with the SFJAZZ Collective in 2015
Born
(1978-05-23) May 23, 1978 (age 46) Tel Aviv, Israel
Genres
Jazz, post-bop, bebop
Occupation(s)
Musician, composer, bandleader
Instrument
Trumpet
Labels
ECM, Anzic, Fresh Sound
Website
avishaicohenmusic.com
Relatives
Anat Cohen, Yuval Cohen [1]
Musical artist
Avishai Cohen (Hebrew: אבישי כהן) is a New York City–based jazz musician and composer originally from Tel Aviv, Israel.
Biography
Cohen was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. He grew up in a musical family with his saxophonist siblings: sister Anat Cohen and brother Yuval Cohen (soprano saxophone).[1] At the age of eight Avishai asked his mother if he could begin taking trumpet lessons.[1] At age ten, Avishai began pl
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