AVISHAI COHEN (BASS) אבישי כהן‎
Genres: World Fusion, Third Stream, 21st Century Modern, 21st Century Acoustic Fusion, Pop, Art Song, Folk, Classic Fusion, Afro-Cuban Jazz • Israel

Avishai Cohen (Hebrew: אבישי כהן‎) (born April 20, 1970 in Kibbutz Kabri, Israel) is an Israeli jazz bassist, composer, singer and arranger. Avishai grew up in a musical family at Kibbutz Kabri, Northern Israel. He began playing the piano at 9 years old, but changed to the bass guitar at the age of 14, inspired by legendary bassist Jaco Pastorius. Later, after playing in an Army band for two years, he began studying upright bass with maestro Michael Klinghoffer. Two years later moved to New York City, and got in contact with other jazz players. At the beginning of his stay there he had to struggle, working in jobs like construction. According to him his first year there was the most difficult year of his life, having to play bass in the streets, subways and parks. He studied music at Mannes College The New School for Music, and after playing Latin read more...