Avishai Cohen at LotusFest

JfB is delighted to join with Lotus Festival 2001 in presenting Israeli bassist/pianist Avishai Cohen and the International Vamp Band, on Saturday, September 22^nd, 9:00–10:30 p.m., at the Buskirk-Chumley Theatre (114 E. Kirkwood Avenue).

Advance tickets for the Lotus Festival 2001 performances on Friday and Saturday evenings, September 21^st and 22^nd are $20 per night, $35 for both. (Seniors 65 or older, and children 12 or younger: $12 per evening.) At the Festival, tickets are: adults — $25 per evening, $40 for both. (Seniors/children: $15 per evening.) Patrons are reminded that tickets will allow you to see all performances, at all eight venues of the Festival. For a complete list of all performances, click here.

Tickets are available

	In Bloomington, at Athena, Bloomingfoods, Borders, TD's CDs & LPs.
	In Nashville, IN, at Mountain Made Music.
	In Indianapolis, at Borders River Crossing; Borders Greenwood.
	And by phone (Visa or MasterCard) from the Lotus office, (812) 336-6599 — $1 surcharge per ticket.

In addition to Avishai Cohen, the International Vamp Band includes:

	Diego Urcola (Argentina) — trumpet
	Avi Leibovitch (Israel) — trombone
	Yosvany Terry (Cuba) — alto and soprano saxophone & chekere
	Antonio Sanchez (Mexico) — drums
	Yagil Barras (Israel) — bass.

Born in Israel in 1971, Cohen began his musical studies on piano. The family moved to St. Louis for a while during his teen years, where Cohen picked up his passion for jazz, and switched to bass. After returning to Israel for a few years, he moved to New York in 1992, where he began making his mark on the jazz scene. In 1996 he recorded with Danilo Perez on Panamonk (UNI/Impulse). Listen: (Real Audio)

Shortly afterwards, Cohen was signed to the Stretch label (distributed by Concord), and in 1997 released his first album Adama.

Listen: (Real Audio).

In 1998, Chick Corea hired him to play in his newly formed groups Origin and New Trio. Cohen released two more albums on the Stretch label in 1999 and 2000.

His most recent album — released August 14^th — is Unity, with his newly formed International Vamp Band (the band that will be playing in Bloomington).

On this album, Cohen returns to his first instrument, the piano. The multi-continental band produces a grooving blend of jazz, Latin, and Middle Eastern sounds. Listen:
(Real Audio — low-speed connection),
(Real Audio — high-speed connection).

Links

	AvishaiCohen.com. Everything.
	New Media Music. Blurb on the International Vamp Band and the CD Unity.
	GetMusic. Bio of Cohen.
	Cool pic of Cohen.

For the past two years, Avishai Cohen has been selected by Down Beat Magazine's Critics Poll as the top "Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition" on bass.

Last updated: September 27, 2001 .
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