Two Roses
Avishai Cohen
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, Jazz Choice
This album is a tour de force in which a set of ambitious orchestral pieces is leavened with a handful of poignant songs and standards, its eccentric programming being just one reason why the...
Two Roses
Avishai Cohen
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Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, Jazz Choice
This album is a tour de force in which a set of ambitious orchestral pieces is leavened with a handful of poignant songs and standards, its eccentric programming being just one reason why the...
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Two Roses is, in Avishai’s words, “a once in a lifetime project.” Associating his core trio (Mark Guiliana, Elchin Shirinov) with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Avishai Cohen offers a very cinematic project between jazz, Mediterranean folklore and classical music, re-exploring a part of his musical journey.
As well as offering new orchestrations of his most successful works, Two Roses also features ‘When I’m Falling’, an original composition showing how far the sound of Avishai Cohen has developed.
Contents and tracklist
1. Almah Sleeping
2. When I'm Falling
3. Song For My Brother
4. Two Roses (Shnei Shoshanim)
5. Nature Boy
6. Emotional Storm
7. Puncha Puncha
8. Arab Medley
9. A Child Is Born
10. Alon Basela
11. Morenika
12. Nature Talking
13. Seven Seas
14. Overture ‘Noam’, Op. 1
Spotlight on this release
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Avishai Cohen on writing for orchestra and returning to old tunes
8th Nov 2021
Ahead of his trio's appearance at the EFG London Jazz Festival, we spoke with the acclaimed bassist about his collaboration with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, the return of live music, and bringing fan-favourite tunes to a new audience.
Awards and reviews
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BBC Music MagazineMay 2021Jazz Choice
May 2021
This album is a tour de force in which a set of ambitious orchestral pieces is leavened with a handful of poignant songs and standards, its eccentric programming being just one reason why the entire project should have been a catastrophic failure...Nevertheless, the whole vast apparatus somehow draws the listener in as if by its own gravitational field and absolutely works in spite of itself.
May 2021
Placing a trio, helmed by Cohen, at the heart of a 92-piece ensemble, and making the two units gel requires a considerable amount of bridge building and balance, but the marriage is mostly tasteful.
