Anat Cohen Quartetinho

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Mar 24, 2024 6:30PM

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Anat Cohen Quartetinho

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With support from Robin & David Gutmann and Mark & Ramsey Botterman

Ever charismatic, prolific and inspired, Grammy-nominated clarinetist-saxophonist Anat Cohen has won hearts and minds the world over with her expressive virtuosity and delightful stage presence. The New York Times writes, “Ms. Cohen on the clarinet was a revelation. Using the clarinet’s upper register, she could evoke infectious joy. In the lower register, her playing could conjure a deep, soulful melancholy. On up-tempo numbers, her improvisations weren’t just bebop fast; they had a clarity and deep intelligence that is really quite rare. She made it look effortless, even as she was playing the most technically difficult of all the reed instruments… she took my breath away.”

Since 2005, Anat’s series of releases via her Anzic Records label have seen the clarinetist-saxophonist range from infectious swingers to lilting balladry, from small groups to larger ensembles and back again, exploring a universe of music along the way. 

Anat was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and raised into a musical family. Through the World Scholarship Tour, Anat was able to attend the Berklee College of Music, where she not only honed her jazz chops but also expanded her musical horizons, developing a deep love and facility for various Latin music styles. During her Berklee years, Anat visited New York City during semester breaks, making a beeline for the West Village club Smalls to soak up a melting pot of jazz, contemporary grooves and world music in a scene that included such future collaborators as Jason Lindner, Omer Avital and Daniel Freedman. Moving to New York in 1999 after graduating from Berklee, Anat spent a decade touring with Sherrie Maricle’s all-woman big band, The Diva Jazz Orchestra; she also worked in such Brazilian groups as the Choro Ensemble and Duduka Da Fonseca’s Samba Jazz Quintet, along with performing the music of Louis Armstrong with David Ostwald’s Gully Low Jazz Band. In 2017, Anat played all the major European festivals as part of the all-star, all-female band ARTEMIS alongside the likes of Renée Rosnes and Cécile McLorin Salvant. 

❝ Any day when I get to share music with people – other musicians, an audience – feels like a celebration to me. ❞

— Anat Cohen

 

❝ Anat does what all authentic musicians do: She tells stories from her own experiences that are so deeply felt that they are very likely to connect listeners to their own dreams, desires and longings. ❞

— Nat Hentoff

 

❝ The lyric beauty of her tone, easy fluidity of her technique and extroverted manner of her delivery make this music accessible to all. ❞

— The Chicago Tribune

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