Music’s power to heal
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR When the AJW contacted pianist Emmet Cohen on a Friday afternoon in late April, he was visiting ...
Tag: bass
Anat Cohen’s little quartet with a big, lovely sound
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR I last saw Anat Cohen five years ago, at breakfast in a Decorah, Iowa, motel. The Anat ...
New CDs cover jazz, klezmer and Sephardic tunes
Big Galut(e), Big Galut(e) Festivals are known for bringing people together, but for Sasha Margolis and Robin Seletsky there was ...
Bassist Lorin Cohen debuts as bandleader
Lorin Cohen, an accomplished jazz bassist and composer, recently released his debut album as a leader. Home (Origin Records) features ...
Roni Ben-Hur teams with bass ace Santi Debriano
Some AJW readers might have seen Israeli jazz guitarist Roni Ben-Hur play at the St. Paul JCC in February 2011. ...
Building a musical bridge
Omer Avital has established himself as a top bass player on the jazz scene, but also is bringing traditional Jewish ...
