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".
After having recorded "Adama" in 1997 and "Colors" three years later, Avishai decided to create his own label in 2003. The label released its debut CD, "Lyla" in September 2003. In February of 2005 Razdaz Recordz released "At Home", an album that was arguably Avishai Cohen's most compelling and striking new recording to date.
That is until the artist conceived of, and recorded his newest studio CD, the spectacularly beautiful, "Continuo". Cohen’s third recording on his label Razdaz Recordz, and his seventh as a leader, was recorded in Gothenburg, Sweden in December 2005 with Avishai's core trio of pianist/keyboardist Sam Barsh and drummer/percussionist Mark Guiliana.
New album "Gently Disturbed" released in 2008 performed by Avishai's trio. Avishai also shows more of his "Avishai Cohen & Ensemble" on their world tour.
2. Avishai E. Cohen - trumpet player, who received the Clark Terry award. He recorded under his own name, with his brother and sister as the '3 Cohens', and with 'Third World Love'. Bio excerpt from his website (http://www.avishaicohenmusic.com/):
Albums under his own name are The Trumpet Player & After the Big Rain & Triveni II
Avishai Cohen is a leading figure on the international jazz scene and one of the most sought-after players of his generation — “an assertive and accomplished trumpeter with a taste for modernism,” according to Nate Chinen of The New York Times. Though deeply rooted in the bebop and post-bop tradition, Avishai is taking jazz in new directions, making waves as an improviser, composer and bandleader. Originally from Tel Aviv, he began performing at age 10. He toured the world with the Young Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra and went on to become the trumpet player of choice for many leading jazz, rock, pop, studio and television projects. He received a full scholarship to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston, and in 1997 he placed third in the prestigious Thelonious Monk Jazz Trumpet Competition.
Avishai came of age as part of the fertile scene at Smalls, the storied New York jazz club, where he developed his artistic vision alongside such friends and colleagues as pianist Jason Lindner, bassist Omer Avital and vocalist Claudia Acuña. Here the imperatives of jazz tradition and innovation were not in conflict, but rather merged into one powerful creative stream. Avishai flourished in an environment where hard-driving swing, open-ended funk, Latin and Middle Eastern rhythms, complex extended forms and free improvisation converged under one roof, drawing enthusiastic audiences. All of Avishai’s diverse work, as a leader, co-leader and sideman, is informed by this broad-minded legacy, which has given jazz new vitality and relevance in the 21st century.
Avishai made his debut as a leader in 2003 with The Trumpet Player, a burning straightahead session with bassist John Sullivan (Roy Haynes), drummer Jeff Ballard (Chick Corea, Pat Metheny) and special guest Joel Frahm on tenor. His second album, After the Big Rain, is the last part of “The Big Rain Trilogy,” a series of recordings that is now nearing completion. The trilogy also includes Before the Big Rain (part one), a large-group outing, and The Big Rain (part two), a trio encounter with Yonatan Avishai on piano and Daniel Freedman on percussion. Avishai’s music is alternately moody and joyous, richly atmospheric yet beat-driven and grooving, suffused with compositional depth, inspired improvisation and a profound world-music influence. Avishai plays open and muted trumpet but also routes his horn through electronic effects that range from the dreamy to the snarling and distorted. He’s been developing these sounds over the course of the last decade. “When I play effects, I play a different instrument,” he says. “The whole concept changes.”
Avishai’s other credits range from touring with the celebrated French-American singer-songwriter Keren Ann, to sharing the stage with the great Bobby Hutcherson in the all-star San Francisco Jazz Collective. In addition, Avishai is the co-leader of Third World Love, with Omer Avital, drummer Daniel Freedman and pianist Yonatan Avishai, a group with four recordings to its credit. 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 reeds players. With his incredible instrumental skill and world-spanning musical interests, Avishai, in the words of critic Ben Ratliff, “has all the power and tenacity he’s going to need.
Avishai is the chosen artist of Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation (IcExcellence) since 2004.
Shaot Regishot
Avishai Cohen Lyrics
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לא אדע דבר מלבדך
איך אפשר
גם אם לא ניפגש
או לא נתרגש שוב
מבטך העצוב בלבי נשאר
ואולי עוד נזכה לאהוב מקרוב
אם זה טוב
גם אם לא ניפגש
או לא נתרגש שוב
מבטך העצוב יישאר קרוב
לא ביקשנו כלום רק אהבנו
הימים עברו בשתיקה
אם ידענו אז לא ידענו
אולי
מבטך העצוב בלבי עוד נשאר...
לא ביקשנו כלום רק אהבנו...
מבטך העצוב בלבי עוד נשאר
The song "Shaot Regishot" by Avishai Cohen deals with the lingering emotions that remain after a romantic relationship has ended. The lyrics describe the sadness in the singer's heart caused by the gaze of the former lover. The singer admits that they know nothing outside of this person and that it seems impossible to move past their sadness. Despite the fact that they may never meet again or feel the same emotions, the gaze of the lost love will always remain close to their heart.
The lyrics hint that perhaps there is a possibility for the two to rekindle their love in the future, but only time will tell if this is for the better or worse. The singer acknowledges that they never asked for anything except to love, and that time has passed while they remained in silence. Finally, the song ends with the repetition of the opening line, expressing that the gaze of the lost lover still haunts their heart.
Overall, the song is about the powerful hold that a love can have over a person even after the relationship is over. It acknowledges the difficulty in letting go of someone who remains so close to our hearts and the possibility of future reconciliation.
Line by Line Meaning
מבטך העצוב בלבי עוד נשאר
The sad look in your eyes still remains in my heart
לא אדע דבר מלבדך איך אפשר
I don't know anything except for you, how is it possible?
גם אם לא ניפגש או לא נתרגש שוב
Even if we don't meet or get excited again
ואולי עוד נזכה לאהוב מקרוב
Maybe we will get a chance to love each other again
רק הזמן יידע אם זה רע אם זה טוב
Only time will tell if it's bad or good
מבטך העצוב יישאר קרוב
The sad look in your eyes will remain close
לא ביקשנו כלום רק אהבנו
We didn't ask for anything, we just loved
הימים עברו בשתיקה אם ידענו אז לא ידענו אולי
The days passed in silence, if we knew then we wouldn't have, maybe
מבטך העצוב בלבי עוד נשאר
The sad look in your eyes still remains in my heart
לא ביקשנו כלום רק אהבנו
We didn't ask for anything, we just loved
Writer(s): Avishai Cohen
Contributed by Julian L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@AvishaiCohenMusic
The album "Sensitive Hours" is now finally reissued on all the digital platforms globally 🌍
Enjoy: https://avishaicohen.bfan.link/sensitivehours
@Yael.israel
איזו יצירה מופלאה❤
@jacquelinebutterfield137
I keep my ears and heart open for music that touches my soul as this Sha'ot Regishot has done. I know not what the words say, but I trust what the music has revealed in spirit! Thank you!
@fudgesauce
I've had this album for a few years. This is my favorite track off it. I don't understand a word of it, but the emotion still hits.
@jacquessitbon3835
Je partage entièrement votre avis sur l émotion que procure les Albums d AVISHAI COHEN NICOLE HAROCHE SItbon
@user-tu7ww1tm7j
Thanks for continuously creating and sharing your music. I think this song is so far my favourite from "Sensitive Hours". Greetings from Belgrade - Serbia!
@mapiperez8204
Thanks for sharing so emotion. I did not meet you. Somebody from United Kingdom talked me about you. Now I think it was a real gift. ...Thanks for creating this feelings inside everyone. From Canary Islands
@jacquessitbon3835
De la part d une FAN D AVISHAI COHEN NICOLE HAROCHE SItbon
Et non Jacques Sitbon
Je suis absolument en admiration face à la voix olympienne d AVISHAI COHEN.
Et 💘 que dire de sublime concernant
ses textes.
J écoute sa musique en boucle.
Merci beaucoup pour tout AVISHAI COHEN NICOLE HAROCHE SItbon
@francescadelogu5969
My favourite
@maribelaranda8790
Maravilloso, gracias por despertar tanta emoción.