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Yuval Cohen
Soprano saxophonist, composer and bandleader Yuval Cohen, has developed his own unique sound and melodic approach to jazz composition and improvisation, creating his chamber jazz genre.
Lee Konitz, Lew Soloff, Arnie Lawrence, Reggie Workman, Anat Cohen - Avishai Cohen (3 Cohens), Omer Avital, Eric Harland, Aaron Goldberg, Jason Lindner, Matt Penman, Greg Hutchinson, Aaron Parks, Jonathan Blake, Garry Versace, Gilad Hekselman, Shai Maestro – All just a few of the wonderful world renowned figures with whom Yuval has played with.
Yuval is a leading figure in the Israeli jazz education.
Born in Tel Aviv, Israel (1973), Yuval has studied music at the Tel Aviv Conservatory, at the School of Arts, and at the “Thelma Yellin” High School for the Arts. During his studies he was selected to perform the Glazonov Concerto for alto saxophone and string orchestra, and toured Europe and Israel as a soloist.
In 1996 Yuval Graduated Berklee College of Music (Summa Cum Laude). While at Berklee, Yuval was awarded the college prizes for outstanding achievements and the woodwind department award. His compositions were chosen to represent the college in the prestigious journal Jazziz.
In 1997 Yuval received a full scholarship for a masters degree at the Manhattan School of Music.
Yuval’s debut CD, Freedom, received excellent critics, and is being regularly played on the Israeli radio channels.
His family band, the 3 Cohens, has4 albums, and is playing regularly in the US, Europe, South America and Israel (www.3cohens.com)
In June 2010 Yuval's second album, "Song Without Words", was released (Anzic Records). This new album, a duo with pianist Shai Maestro, received outstanding critics, and is considered one of the best jazz albums in Israel.
In July 2010 Yuval received his Masters in Composition (M.Mus) from the Rubin Academy for Music and Dance in Jerusalem.
In October 2010 Yuval won the prestigious Landau prize in the category of Jazz performance!
In 2013 Yuval's album "Hakol Zehavi", an intensive work on the music of Iraeli composer David Zehavi got wonderful critics, and on 2017 Yuval won the prestigious Prime minister' s award for composers in the field of Jazz.
Yuval is the head of the jazz studies department Jerusalem academy for Music and Dance, head of the jazz studies at the Israeli conservatory of Tel Aviv, a teacher at the Thelma Yellin high school of the arts, and at the New School branch at the Tel Aviv Music Conservatory.
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Ari Erev: Flow
by Howard Mandel
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by Edward Blanco
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Continue ReadingAri Erev: Flow
by Edward Blanco
Flow is the third recording as leader from prominent Israeli pianist Ari Erev and follows the themes of “time" and “change" that titled his previous albums. On this endeavor, Erev designs a project that reflects his affinity for the percussive Latin sound by including a touch of Afro-Cuban rhythms as one of the elements in a generally post-bop environment of rich harmonic flavor. The Tel-Aviv-based pianist delivers a primarily original selection with the exception of a few cover tunes in ...
Continue ReadingAnzic Records To Release The New Recording from Yuval Cohen "Song Without Words"
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
FEATURING: YUVAL COHEN (soprano saxophone) + SHAI MAESTRO (piano) Yuval Cohen also appearing with The 3 Cohens in Celebration of the Release of Family: November 1-6: The Village Vanguard, NYC November 10: Scullers, Boston, MA November 11: Shalin Liu Performance Center—Rockport Music Hall, Rockport, MA November 12: Koerner Hall, Toronto Double bill with The Jamey Haddad Arab Jazz Ensemble Yuval Cohen's new recording for Anzic Records, and his 2nd as a leader, Song Without Words, is all about melody, and ...
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Falling in Place
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Jump into the Water
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