Avishai Cohen

In one sense at least, Itai Kriss is out of step with the times. While these days young musicians the world over avail themselves of the logistical…

Budding Israeli jazz musicians have been relocating to New York in droves for two decades now, with varying degrees of success. Some, such as…

EILAT IS THE QUINTESSENTIAL spot in Israel for escapism. Stark and breathtaking pink hills envelop its sparkling blue sea. Sunbathing, scuba diving,…

Let’s just say that you’ve probably never heard “Ma Nishtana” performed like this before. The traditional Pessah song is just one of the wellknown…

This year’s Red Sea Jazz Festival will take place August 23-26 at its regular Port of Eilat venue. This is artistic director and internally acclaimed…

This year’s Caesarea Jazz Festival (June 3-5) represents something of a break from tradition – both in terms of music per se, and in terms of the…

When veteran musician Yoni Rechter was asked by Shai Zeldman, the director of the upcoming Infiniti Music Events at the Zappa clubs in Tel Aviv and…

Avishai Cohen and Yonatan AvishaiYellow SubmarineJerusalemJanuary 6Imagine a chance encounter with a dear, old friend, someone you'veknown since…

Anat Fort clearly isn’t one to take the conventional route. Possibly our most successful jazz musician on the global stage, in artistic terms, Fort…

There couldn't have been a better illustration to define the differences between mass pop culture and fringe pop culture. From left: Indie icon…

After 22 years of a one-man show, with Danny Gottfried serving as artistic director of the Red Sea Jazz Festival since its inauguration in 1987,…

The emphasis of this year's Israel Festival, which runs from May 24 to June 11, is Israel, with 10 local offerings and six international…

The Israel Festival is undoubtedly the jewel in the annual national cultural crown. For nigh on three weeks, the country - primarily Jerusalem -…

The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, NYC has begun a collaborative academic program with the Tel-Aviv based Center for Jazz Studies of the…

It's been a festive spring so far in Tel Aviv as the city celebrates its centennial, and this year's DocAviv, the international documentary film…

With 10 local offerings and six international collaborations, the emphasis is on Israel in this year's Israel Festival, which will run from May 24 to…

Joe Magnarelli (a.k.a. Mags) seems to be a pretty single-minded sort of guy. While the 48-year-old Syracuse, New York-born jazz trumpeter says he is…

Like all jazz musicians, trumpeter Avishai Cohen has a special grasp of time - and we're not just talking about musical tempo per se. Chronology, it…

The annual Piano Festival, which takes place on Wednesday through Saturday, is something of a fig leaf - but strictly of the best kind. Considering…

The organizers of the very first event dedicated to Jewish and Israeli music held in Austria obviously did their homework. Over the two days (Sep 13…