Keren Ann with Avishai Cohen (with an 11/4 Election Results Spectactular!)

Show Description

“Keren Ann still builds songs around ballad melodies and her serenely languid voice. But on Keren Ann she opens up in all directions. As a singer she whispers less and fills out her tone. And instead of the old quiet close-ups, she places her vocals in new, reverberating spaces defined by electric guitar chords or hovering angelic choirs and sometimes both. These songs also seek a grander scale, pondering war and love, betrayal and transcendence. And when she decides she’s said enough, she luxuriates in sublime textures.” - The New York Times

Trumpeter/composer Avishai Cohen is a forward-thinking musician who has performed in various ensembles mixing avant-garde jazz, post-bop, klezmer, rock, and world music since the '90s. Born in Israel, Cohen was interested in music from a young age and by his teens was a member of the Young Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra. He attended Berkeley School of Music in Boston and in 1997 achieved third place in the Thelonious Monk Jazz Trumpet Competition. Since graduating, Cohen has performed with a variety of artists, including vocalists Claudia Acuña and Keren Ann, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, and many others. He is also a member of such ensembles as Third World Love with bassist Omer Avital and the avant-garde Lemon Juice Quartet. Cohen also performs with his equally talented siblings Anat Cohen (saxophone) and Yuval Cohen (soprano sax) as 3 Cohens. He has released two albums under his own name: The Trumpet Player in 2003 and After the Big Rain in 2007.

... and an extra special addition to the 11/4 show:

Keren Ann's 2008 Election Results Spectacular

Where else can you mix top notch music with a high-stakes political spectacle like the 2008 Presidential election?  Join Keren Ann and Avishai Cohen on their November 4th show (after you've voted of course!), where we'll be showing live-feed results of the election before and throughout the set so you won’t have to miss a single moment.

We also invite you stick around after the show until we've got a new President!