Anat Cohen Tentet ‘Triple Helix’ Anzic Records anatcohen.com Over the last two decades Israel has been such a strong breeding ground for jazz musicians, it’s become the new New Orleans, the Big Uneasy. Among Israel’s top musical exports is perpetually poll-topping clarinetist Anat Cohen. “Triple Helix,” her new album with her wonderful Tentet, finds her […]
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Album review: ‘Light Blue’
Martin Wind “Light Blue” Laika Records martinwind.com For the last three decades, Martin Wind has been among the most in-demand bassists in jazz, playing with a diverse array of artists ranging from Johnny Griffin to Sting. His latest album, “Light Blue,” leaves no doubt that he’s far more than a sideman. Wind wrote every tune […]
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Album review: ‘Outra Coisa’ and ‘Rosa Dos Ventos’
Anat Cohen “Outra Coisa” and “Rosa Dos Ventos” Anzic Records anatcohen.com Having won DownBeat Critics and Readers Polls year after year, it’s safe to say that Anat Cohen is among the most brilliant and engaging clarinetists playing today. Her two new albums explore the Brazilian music she loves most. “Outra Coisa,” a collaboration with seven-string […]
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JAZZ FEST 2013, Day 5: Ron reviews Anat Cohen, John Patitucci Trio, Julian Arguelles, and Alfredo Rodriguez
Xerox Auditorium is not exactly the ideal venue for a jazz concert. It is, after all, a sterile corporate auditorium. But Tuesday night Anat Cohen breathed new life into it by breathing a dizzying array of wonderful notes into her clarinet and saxophones. She and her band were a joy to watch and hear. The […]
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INTERVIEW: Anat Cohen
When Israeli clarinetist Anat Cohen steps out of her Brooklyn home, she finds herself between two worlds. Cohen resides in Williamsburg, a vital neighborhood in the New York jazz scene. But Williamsburg is also a center of Hasidic Judaism in the United States. “I live right on the border,” says Cohen. “I make a left […]
