Shifting Sands

With “Shifting Sands”, he again proves that he is not resting on his laurels. Listen to Intertwined – the opening track – and the cornerstone – of the record – and you’ll understand right away that he’s raised the bar again France Musique

‘Avishai Cohen has become a global star for his bass sound that joins cello-like purity to percussive drama, and for compositions embracing American jazz , Latin music , Sephardic -Jewish folk song , avant -funk and orchestral works. But Shifting Sands is exhilaratingly different – starker- simpler …
Cohen’s vivacious bass improv and Shirinov’s contrastingly imperturbable lyricism glow through this fine set and if the new tunes add few surprises to the leader’s signature songbook, the playing incandesce”