Anat Cohen (/əˈnæt/; Hebrew: ענת כהן, born 1975) is a New York City-based jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, and bandleader from Tel Aviv, Israel.
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1975 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Genres | Jazz, post-bop |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Clarinet, tenor and soprano saxophone |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Anzic |
| Website | AnatCohen.com |
Biography
editCohen began playing clarinet and saxophone. In 1996, she studied at the Berklee College of Music. She has also recorded with her brothers Avishai Cohen (trumpeter) and Yuval Cohen (alto and soprano saxophonist).[1]
Her debut album, Place & Time, featuring Jason Lindner, Ben Street, Jeff Ballard, and Avishai Cohen, was released in 2005 on Anzic Records.[2] Her most recent album as leader, with the Anat Cohen Tentet, was Triple Helix, released in 2019 also on Anzic Records.[3]
Cohen performs regularly and has appeared at a number of notable jazz festivals, including the Newport Jazz Festival, Montreal International Jazz Festival, Tudo É Jazz Festival, and the North Sea Jazz Festival.[4]
Awards
editIn 2007 she won the awards for "Up and Coming Artist" and "Clarinetist of the Year" from the Jazz Journalists Association.[5] She was also voted "Clarinetist of the Year" every year between 2008 and 2023 and honored as "Multi-Reedist of the Year" in 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2017 by the Jazz Journalists Association.[6] She has received multiple citations in DownBeat magazine's annual critics' and readers' polls in multiple categories: "Rising Star" in the tenor saxophone (2012),[7] "Rising Star" in the soprano saxophone (2013),[8] and top ranking in the clarinet (2010-2023).
On 12 July 2013, she received the 2013 Paul Acket Award from the North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam from the BNP Foundation.[9]
On 27 November 2017, she was nominated for two Grammy Awards - for Outra Coisa: The Music Of Moacir Santos (with Marcello Goncalves) in the "Best Latin Jazz Album" category and for Rosa Dos Ventos (with Trio Brasileiro) in the "Best World Music Album" category.[10]
She was nominated for a Grammy in 2019 for Triple Helix in the "Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album" category.[11]
Discography
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As Leader
- Place & Time (2005)
- Poetica (2007)
- Notes From the Village (2008)
- Clarinetwork: Live at the Village Vanguard (2010)
- Claroscuro (2012)
- Luminosa (2015)
With The Anzic Orchestra
- Noir (2007)
With The Choro Ensemble
- Choro Ensemble (2005)
- Nosso Tempo (2008)
With 3 Cohens
- One (2003)
- Braid (2007)
- Family (2011)
- Tightrope (2013)
With Cyro Baptista
- Beat the Donkey (Tzadik, 2002)
- Infinito (Tzadik, 2009)
Brazilian style
- Alegria Da Casa, with Trio Brasileiro (2016)
- Outra Coisa, with Marcello Gonçalves (2017)
- Rosa Dos Ventos, with Trio Brasileiro (2017)
With Quartetinho
- Quartetinho (2022)
- Quartetinho: Bloom (2024)
With The Anat Cohen Tentet
- Happy Song (2017)
- Triple Helix (2019)
With Fred Hersch
- Live In Healdsburg (2018)
References
edit- ^ Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. (2015). Anat Cohen. Retrieved 30 May 2015 from http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/epm/89940?q=anat cohen&search=quick&pos=1&_start=1#firsthit
- ^ Cohen, A. (3 May 2005). Place & Time. New York: Anzic Records. Retrieved 30 May 2015 from http://anzicstore.com/album/place-time
- ^ D'Aniello, Vincent (9 December 2019). "Triple Helix". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ Official website
- ^ "Hill, Coleman Honored At Jazz Journalists' Awards". Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- ^ "JJA Jazz Awards 2018". JJA Jazz Awards 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Rising Stars". DownBeat. August 2012. p. 66.
- ^ "Rising Stars". DownBeat. August 2013. p. 60.
- ^ "Anat Cohen winner of the Paul Acket Award 2013". North Sea Jazz. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ Hertwick, Nate (28 November 2017). "2018 Grammy Awards: Complete Winners List". Recording Academy. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Grammy Award Results for Anat Cohen". Recording Academy. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.