Israeli jazz

Movement · 1990s → · Tel Aviv, New York · Hybrids and world

Musicians trained at Berklee in the 1970s-1980s return to teach in Israel; in the 1990s, bassists Avishai Cohen and Omer Avital establish themselves in New York. Saxophonist Arnie Lawrence, based in Israel, trains a generation that emerges in the early 2000s (Anat Cohen, trumpeter Avishai Cohen).

Where it comes from

• Hard bop

What it gave rise to or influenced

• Current scene (New York, Chicago, worldwide)

Artists

• Avishai Cohen (1970, double bass, vocals)
• Yaron Herman (piano)
• Avishai Cohen (trompettiste) (1978, trumpet)
• Anat Cohen (1975, clarinet, tenor and soprano saxophones)
• Shai Maestro (1987, piano, composition)
• Omer Avital (1971, double bass, oud)
• Tal Mashiach (guitar, bass, percussion)

Tracks to start with

• Gently Disturbed — Avishai Cohen Trio (2008)
• In This World — Yaron Herman (2025)
• Into the Silence — Avishai Cohen (trompettiste) (2016)
• Washington Square Park — Anat Cohen (2008)
• The Dream Thief — Shai Maestro (2018)
• New York Paradox — Omer Avital Qantar (2020)
• Titu — Tal Mashiach (2026)
• Creta — Tal Mashiach (2026)
• Ajaruli — Tal Mashiach (2026)

Sources

• Moment : The Jazz Kibbutz

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