Anat Cohen
Anat Cohen (, born 1975) is a multiple Grammy-nominated New York City-based jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, and bandleader from Tel Aviv, Israel. Biography. Cohen began playing clarinet and saxophone. In 1996, she studied at the Berklee College of Music. She has also recorded with her brothers Avishai Cohen (trumpeter) and Yuval Cohen (alto and soprano saxophonist). Her debut album, "Place & Time", featuring Jason Lindner, Ben Street, Jeff Ballard, and Avishai Cohen, was released in 2005 on Anzic Records. Her latest record "Happy Song" was released in 2017 also on Anzic Records. Cohen performs regularly and has appeared at  a number of notable jazz festivals, including the Newport Jazz Festival, Montreal International Jazz Festival, Tudo É Jazz Festival, and the North Sea Jazz Festival. Awards. In 2007 she won the awards for "Up and Coming Artist" and "Clarinetist of the Year" from the Jazz Journalists Association. She was also voted Clarinetist of the Year every year between 2008 and 2021 and honored as "Multi-Reedist of the Year" in 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2017 by the Jazz Journalists Association. She has received multiple citations in "DownBeat" magazine's annual critics' and readers' polls in multiple categories: "Rising Star" in  the tenor saxophone (2012), "Rising Star" in the soprano saxophone (2013), and top ranking in the clarinet (2010-2021). On 12 July 2013, she received the 2013 Paul Acket Award from the North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam from the BNP Foundation. On 27 November 2017, she was nominated for two Grammy Awards - for "Outra Coisa: The Music Of Moacir Santos" (with Marcello Goncalves) in the Best Latin Jazz Album category and for "Rosa Dos Ventos" (with Trio Brasileiro) in the Best World Music Album category. She was nominated for a Grammy in 2019 for "Triple Helix" in the Best  Large Jazz Ensemble Album" category. Discography. As Leader With The Anzic Orchestra With The Choro Ensemble With 3 Cohens With Cyro Baptista Brazilian style With The Anat Cohen Tentet With Fred Hersch