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Avishai Cohen

Summary: There are two artists of this name: 1. Avishai Cohen (born 1970 in Jerusalem) is an Israeli jazz bassist, composer and arranger. He was raised by a musical family, and as a child he started playing piano. After a few years he moved to the bass guitar. Later, after playing in the army for a while, he moved to New York City. After performing some small clubs, he was noticed by Chick Corea and was given a record contract. He has performed in two of Chick Corea's bands, ", Origin", and the ", Chick Corea New Trio", .

Filed under: bass, contemporary jazz, Fusion, jazz, piano

Similar Artists: Avishai Cohen Trio, Esbjörn Svensson Trio, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, Brad Mehldau Trio

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