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Trumpeter Avishai Cohen to Perform at the Jazz Standard on June 27

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Jazz Standard
June 27, 2007

Featuring Special Guest Guitarist LIONEL LOUEKE
In Support of Avishai's New Release, AFTER THE BIG RAIN



Originally from Tel Aviv, Israel, Avishai Cohen is one of the great young figures on the international jazz scene today. He has shared the stage with the great Bobby Hutcherson in the San Francisco Jazz Collective; has toured with the critically-acclaimed French-Israeli chanteuse Keren Ann; and has co-led such outstanding ensembles as Third World Love, with Omer Avital, Daniel Freedman and Yonatan Avishai. He also leads a funk-oriented band with bassist Me'shell Ndegeocello and drummer Adam Deitch, and continues to perform extensively with the 3 Cohens, which he formed with his sister Anat and brother Yuval, both gifted reed players.



Alternately moody and joyous, richly atmospheric yet beat-driven, AFTER THE BIG RAIN features Cohen with some of his most esteemed peers: Lionel Loueke on guitar and vocals, Jason Lindner on keyboards and Fender Rhodes, Omer Avital on acoustic bass and Daniel Freedman on drums and percussion. Yosvany Terry plays brilliant chekere (Cuban percussion) on four tracks. The music is texturally rich, full of heated improvisation, group interplay and the kind of funky, internationalist flavor for which Avishai has become known.



“Avishai Cohen has all the power and tenacity he's going to need: he's the kind of trumpeter who can play hard, schooled, continuous improvisation with nothing but bass and drums behind him." Ben Ratliff, The New York Times



AVISHAI COHEN SEXTET
AVISHAI COHEN - trumpet and effects
LIONEL LOUEKE - guitar and vocals
JASON LINDNER - piano
OMER AVITAL - bass
DANIEL FREEDMAN - drums
YOSVANY TERRY - chekere

JAZZ STANDARD
116 East 27th Street
New York, New York
212-576-2232
Tickets: $20 plus tax

Sets Times: 7:30 PM & 9:30 PM

AVISHAI COHEN - AFTER THE BIG RAIN -ANZIC RECORDS- RELEASE DATE: JULY 17, 2007

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