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Anat Cohen And Marcello Gonçalves: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

September 2, 2020 • The Israeli clarinetist and Brazilian guitarist recorded this Tiny Desk quarantine performance in Rio de Janeiro.

Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

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Heavy Rotation

Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

July 27, 2019 • There are some new-comers on the music scene, and our NPR Music member stations have curated a list of some highlights for your playlists.

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Toast Of The Nation 2016

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January 1, 2016 • Hear a playlist of complete jazz concerts from Clark Terry, Snarky Puppy, Anat Cohen, Wycliffe Gordon, Dianne Reeves, Wynton Marsalis and more to ring in the new year.

Songs We Love: Anat Cohen, 'Putty Boy Strut'

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Songs We Love

Songs We Love: Anat Cohen, 'Putty Boy Strut'

May 14, 2015 • The Israeli-born jazz clarinetist brings new life to a Flying Lotus jam. The latter's bleeps and synths are translated to acoustic instruments in a way that brings out the warmth in both environments.

Songs We Love: Anat Cohen, 'Putty Boy Strut'

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Avishai Cohen's Triveni With Anat Cohen On JazzSet

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Avishai Cohen's Triveni With Anat Cohen On JazzSet

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July 3, 2014 • As rich as Anat Cohen's work is, Avishai Cohen's Triveni trio is spare. Born and raised in Tel Aviv, the siblings perform together and apart at the Newport Jazz Festival and the Kennedy Center.

Avishai Cohen's Triveni With Anat Cohen On JazzSet

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Anat Cohen on Piano Jazz

November 8, 2013 • Israeli export Anat Cohen is equally conversant in modern and traditional jazz, classical music, and a host of Afro-Cuban styles. The exciting tenor saxophonist and clarinetist joins a quartet with Marian McPartland.

Listen: Anat Cohen On Piano Jazz

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Anat Cohen Bends The Spectrum On 'Claroscuro'

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Anat Cohen Bends The Spectrum On 'Claroscuro'

October 7, 2012 • Born in Tel Aviv, Anat Cohen came to New York two decades ago to study the masters of jazz. In so doing, the clarinetist and saxophonist started a bit of a stampede: Today, Israel is exporting some of the most vital jazz out there.

Anat Cohen Bends The Spectrum On 'Claroscuro'

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Avishai Cohen's Triveni With Anat Cohen, Live At Newport

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Newport Jazz Festival

Avishai Cohen's Triveni With Anat Cohen, Live At Newport

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August 7, 2011 • Hear the fervently imaginative trumpeter perform at Newport with his trio and special guests.

Avishai Cohen's Triveni With Anat Cohen, Live At Newport

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Take Five: By Theme

It's A Jazz Family Affair

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July 6, 2010 • Summer is a time for family gatherings, and over the years, there have been some very notable families of jazz musicians. Hear five songs by some of those talented families — songs selected to accompany your own family's backyard cookout.

Toast Of The Nation

Anat Cohen Quartet: Live In Boston

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January 1, 2010 • In 1996, the multi-instrumentalist left Israel to study at the Berklee College of Music. Since then, she picked up the clarinet, moved to New York, got hooked on Brazilian music and eventually released four acclaimed albums. She returned to her alma mater to kick off Toast Of The Nation 2009.

Listen Now: Anat Cohen Quartet In Concert

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Concerts

Anat Cohen's Anzic Orchestra On JazzSet

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October 1, 2009 • Featuring Anat Cohen on clarinet and saxophones, the Anzic Orchestra -- a jazz band with a cello section -- blows away the Kennedy Center crowd at the 2009 Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival. Competition winner Hailey Niswanger opens.

Anat Cohen's Anzic Orchestra On JazzSet

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Best Music Of 2008

The Year In Jazz: Best CDs Of 2008

WBGO

November 25, 2008 • It's been a remarkable year for jazz, and narrowing down a Top 10 list for 2008 takes a bit of work. Once again, there's room for enthusiasm and optimism about the state of jazz and its ability to inspire musicians and listeners alike. Here's a look (and a listen) back at some of the year's highlights.

Concerts

Jazz Imports: Anat Cohen And Mayuko Katakura

WBGO

October 23, 2008 • At the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival, Anat Cohen leads a small group at the Kennedy Center. The award-winning reed player's flowing performances make her one of the best reasons to see jazz today. Japanese pianist Mayuko Katakura opens the concert on JazzSet.

Jazz Imports: Anat Cohen And Mayuko Katakura

Anat Cohen: Live At The Village Vanguard

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Live At The Village Vanguard

Anat Cohen: Live At The Village Vanguard

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October 22, 2008 • Reedwoman Anat Cohen totes a clarinet and two saxophones, and plays them in modern jazz, traditional revues and every Afro-Latin hybrid imaginable. She'll do all that and more in this live broadcast.

Anat Cohen: Live At The Village Vanguard

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Newport Jazz 2008: George Wein's Newport All-Stars

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Newport Jazz 2008: George Wein's Newport All-Stars

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August 10, 2008 • The founder and impresario of jazz at Newport is also a pianist. He brings a handpicked set of musicians ranging from their twenties to nearly 80 for a rousing set of small-group swing.

Newport Jazz 2008: George Wein's Newport All-Stars

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Studio Sessions

Choro Ensemble: Brazil Before Bossa

WNYC

March 11, 2008 • When radio came to Rio de Janeiro, the city's native choro became Brazil's national music. Though it's now shadowed by newer styles, a small contingent of dedicated musicians has been resurrecting choro in New York. Hear an interview and live performance.

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Music Interviews

Big and Small Sounds from Anat Cohen

June 24, 2007 • Two new offerings show her versatility on clarinet and tenor sax. On Poetica, the Tel Aviv-born New Yorker leads a small jazz combo and a string quartet. Then there's Noir, a CD that celebrates a modified big-band sound.

Big and Small Sounds from Anat Cohen

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