AVISHAI COHENAVISHAI COHEN

A major figure in contemporary jazz, Avishai Cohen has established himself as one of the most unique bassists and composers of his generation. Virtuoso without ever being demonstrative, he has for several decades developed intensely lively music, where jazz dialogues with the colors of the Middle East, Mediterranean rhythms, popular melodies and great freedom of improvisation. On stage, Avishai Cohen deploys a powerful, lyrical and deeply organic universe. Its double bass turns rhythmic motor, melodic voice and centre of gravity of a constantly moving group. The compositions breathe, sting, tend, suspend, carried by a rare collective energy and a constant search for just emotion. Between irresistible grooves, suspended ballads, bursts of virtuosity and moments of pure intensity, the concert traverses the richness of its musical language. This unique way of mixing harmonic sophistication, popular fervour and sense of singing is found in accessible, demanding and deeply human music. An incandescent rendezvous with an essential artist, able to dance rhythms, sing silences and vibrate jazz in all its modernity.