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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 625

Avishai Cohen

Bass player Barak Mori will perform a piece he composed for his nephew, Omri Ben Shachar, killed in action in Gaza in December 2023. (Courtesy)
June 18, 2024, 6:39 pm
Bassist Barak Mori to play blue notes at Jerusalem Jazz in memory of fallen nephew
After paratrooper Omri Ben Shachar was killed in battle in Gaza, his musician uncle wrote a piece in his memory
By Jessica Steinberg
Avishai Cohen's Big Vicious Ensemble with Uzi Ramirez (second from left) will perform at the Jerusalem Jazz Festival, June 27-29, 2023 (Courtesy Ben Palhov)
June 27, 2023, 10:25 am
Versatile guitarist Uzi Ramirez plays blues, jazz, rock and funk
Joining trumpeter Avishai Cohen’s Big Vicious ensemble at June’s Jerusalem Jazz fest, the musician heads into a busy July
By Jessica Steinberg
At the Jerusalem Jazz Festival in July 2021; this year's festival takes place July 5-7, 2022 and includes international artists once again (Courtesy Jerusalem Jazz Festival)
June 30, 2022, 4:08 pm
International artists return to Jerusalem Jazz Festival
Boundary-pushing event to be held on grounds and in galleries of Israel Museum
By Jessica Steinberg
Trumpeter Avishai Cohen, artistic director of the Jerusalem Jazz Festival (Courtesy Johan Jacobs)
June 8, 2021, 8:32 pm
Jazz festival returns to Israel Museum with all-Israeli lineup
Artists from abroad unable to participate due to COVID-19 travel restrictions; performances to take place outside, in museum’s sculpture garden
By Jessica Steinberg
Avishai Cohen, the co-founder and artistic director of the event, performs on stage during the Jerusalem Jazz Festival in Jerusalem on September 8, 2020. (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP)
September 9, 2020, 8:09 am
‘Israeli jazz dares’ — Jerusalem festival adapts to pandemic
With musicians from abroad unable to come, annual event showcases local talent; concerts moved outdoors, with date pushed forward from mid-winter to summer
By AFP
Jerusalem Jazz Festival director and trumpeter Avishai Cohen (left) at the 2015 festival (Courtesy Jerusalem Jazz Festival)
August 20, 2020, 5:28 pm
Jerusalem Jazz Fest moved up to September
The three-day event will coincide with the rescheduled Israel Festival
By Jessica Steinberg
The cast of 'C'est La Vie,' the latest comedy from French filmmakers Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache (Courtesy 'C'est La Vie')
November 21, 2017, 5:56 pm
‘Intouchables’ directors in Israel to promote new frothy farce
‘C’est La Vie,’ the latest from Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano, heads up Oh La La French film festival
By Jessica Steinberg
Rickie Lee Jones charming the audience at the Israel Museum during the Jerusalem Jazz Festival, December 14, 2016 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
December 15, 2016, 5:21 pm
Rickie Lee Jones charms Jerusalem jazz fans
Backed by a sublime local quartet, veteran vocalist performs as part of the second annual Jazz Festival at the Israel Museum
By Jessica Steinberg
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