Avishai Cohen (born 1970, Kibbutz Kabri, Israel) is a double bassist, composer, and singer whose playing weaves together post-bop jazz, Sephardic folk, Latin rhythms, and classical influences into a sound that is immediately his own. He rose to prominence in the late 1990s as a member of Chick Corea's ensembles Origin and the Chick Corea New Trio, then built a prolific solo career spanning more than 20 albums on his own Razdaz Recordz label. DownBeat called him "a jazz visionary of global proportions"; in 2023 he received the Miles Davis Award at the Montreal Jazz Festival, and in November 2024 the French Ministry of Culture elevated him to Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters.
The Avishai Cohen Trio released the album Eternal Child (Naive Records) in May 2026, recorded at Studio de Meudon in Paris and featuring pianist Itay Simhovich and drummer Eviatar Slivnik.
Cohen collaborated with the Metropole Orkest, led by chief conductor Jules Buckley, in a series of concerts in May 2025.
The Avishai Cohen Quintet - expanded with trombonist Yonathan Voltzok and saxophonist Yuval Drabkin - toured globally throughout 2025.
The French Ministry of Culture elevated Cohen to the rank of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters on November 20, 2024.
Cohen released the album Brightlight (Naive Records) in October 2024, performed by his trio.
