HAGGAI COHEN-MILO
Genres: World Fusion, Eclectic Fusion • Israel

Haggai Cohen-Milo is a virtuoso of the bass and a pioneer of interdisciplinary improvisation and performance. Undercurrents of folkloric traditions, pervasive and poignant melodies and eclectic rhythms are characteristic to his distinctive style both in his playing and in his compositions. Haggai draws inspiration from everywhere.  His contemporaries within the music world, as well as other art genres, are his greatest source of influence along side the natural world and the animal kingdom.  There is beauty in other artistic disciplines that inform and inspire his own work.  He advocates collaboration as a way to amplify the best in individuals, especially interdisciplinary partnerships.  The right collaborative relationship serves to bring out one’s best work and elevates the final piece or project to a level that wouldn’t be attainable for a single individual.  His work developing, teaching, and practicing his MakeSpeak method, a structured approach to interdisciplinary improvisation, read more...