Avishai Cohen appears as the godfather of Israeli jazz. This small country has produced amazing jazz musicians lately (Shai Maestro. Omer Klein, Eli Degibri, Omer Avital, the 3 Cohen, Gilad Hekselman ...). Cohen has been cited as "undoubtedly the most successful" of Israel's jazz exports by The Jerusalem Post, a "jazz visionary of global proportions" by Down Beat, one of the 100 Most Influential Bass Players of the 20th Century by Bass Player magazine, and "a great composer" and "a genius musician" by Chick Corea himself. He accept to answer few questions before is performance in Athens.
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Call for jazz artists / Bucharest International JAZZ Competition & Festival 2016
Monday, 01 February 2016 00:00 Published in Jazz festivals abroad
CALL FOR ARTISTS for instrumentalists and vocalists - Application deadline: 10 February 2016
Artistic director Dimitri Vassilakis is presenting young and talented Greek jazz musicians, many of them from the island of Rhodes, together with more established names of the Greek and international scene, for an exciting new jazz festival in an amazing location. The 1st Rhodes Jazz Festival organized by Rhodes Municipal Organization of Culture and Sports and the South Aegean Region-Department of Culture.
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Dimitri Vassilakis presents a truly international jazz festival at one of the most stunning locations in Greece, at the famous Mirabello bay opposite the island of Spinalonga in Elounda Crete.
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