Clarinetist-Saxophonist Anat Cohen Plays with Light and Shade on Her New Album of Swinging Lyricism and Irresistible Variety, “Claroscuro”

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Cohen’s sixth solo album – to be released on September 25, 2012 by Anzic Records – sees the jazz star at home in a world of music, ranging with her ace band from New York and New Orleans to Brazil and Africa

“The lyric beauty of her tone, the easy fluidity of her technique and the extroverted manner of her delivery make this music accessible to all.” – The Chicago Tribune

Bassist/Composer Omer Avital Announces His New Band and An Upcoming Residency at Smalls

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OMER AVITAL & His Band of The East

Composer and Bassist Omer Avital

In continued celebration of his new recording on Anzic Records, Suite of the East, bassist & composer Omer Avital announces his new band and a residency at Smalls Jazz Club in NYC, June 12, 19 and July 3, 10:

June 12 – Featuring Greg Tardy – Tenor Saxophone, Itamar Borochov – Trumpet, Nadav Remez – Guitar, Omer Avital – Bass, Daniel Freedman – Drums

June 19 – Featuring Greg Tardy – Tenor Saxophone, Itamar Borochov – Trumpet, Nadav Remez – Guitar, Omer Avital – Bass, Jonathan Blake – Drums

July 3, 10: Band TBA

“knocking fresh slang out of the bass . . . some of the most original music being heard in New York” – The New York Times

THIRD WORLD LOVE Returns To Its Jazz Roots With Stellar New Album, Songs and Portraits Anzic Records, April 24, 2012

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Third World Love is Avishai Cohen (trumpet), Yonatan Avishai (piano),
Omer Avital (bass), Daniel Freedman (drums)

Third World Love, Songs and Portraits

CD Release Concerts/Celebrations:

The Checkout Live at 92Y Tribeca, NYC on April 26, 8:00 PM, on a double bill with Jason Lindner’s Now Vs. Now, 92Y Tribeca, 200 Hudson Street, NYC, www.92Y.org

SF Jazz Spring Season – Israeli Jazz Fest on April 28, 8:00 PM Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, www.sfjazz.org

“This band is killer . . timeless.” –The New York Times

“The music sailed intensively in a universal space with influences of Monk, Jazz Messengers, Latino, Jewish Klezmer and Mingus style Tijuana beat, funk and dub . . .” – Ma’ariv (major Israeli daily)

Drummer/Percussionist/Composer Daniel Freedman Creates a Rhythmic Circumnavigation of The Planet on Bamako By Bus

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Avishai Cohen, Daniel Freedman, Drums, Jason Lindner, LIONEL LOUEKE, Mark Turner, Meshell Ndegeocello, Pedrito Martinez

Anzic Records to Release Bamako By Bus on April 24, 2012, featuring an all-star cast, including Avishai Cohen, Mark Turner, Jason Lindner, Meshell Ndegeocello, Lionel Loueke, Pedrito Martinez & others

Daniel Freedman, Bammako By Bus

Bamako By Bus, Daniel Freedman’s second album as a leader has all the earmarks of project produced by an artist in love with music itself, regardless of genre and category. Freedman, a world class percussionist who has been heard with a panoply of musicians from Angelique Kidjo and Sting to Youssou N’Dour, Tom Harrell and Anat Cohen, has shaped an album that calls on jazz, African and Cuban music, funk and pop, yet comes together as a unified and satisfying whole. With assists from Meshell Ndegeocello, Mark Turner, Lionel Loueke, Avishai Cohen, Jason Lindner, Pedrito Martinez and other handpicked participants, Freedman fashions Bamako By Bus into a personal reflection of his inclusive musical vision.