Avishai Cohen is a bassist, singer, bandleader, composer and arranger and is thus considered one of the exceptional talents of modern jazz. The jazz protagonist is able to master almost any genre. He is also known for his musical wanderings, drawing his inspiration as much from Middle Eastern music as from Latino rhythms or pop music. Tireless in his quest to explore musical possibilities and always willing to push the boundaries of musical genres, it took the Israeli artist 13 albums as a bandleader to return to his first love: classical music, or more precisely: chamber music. Although he has always regarded his musical roots with pride, however, the bassist has never celebrated his classical heritage with such ambitious intensity as on his new album "Almah" On "Almah" Avishai Cohen is accompanied by the pianist "with the golden hands" Nitai Hershkovits and the young and brilliant drummer Ofri Nehemya. They form the core of the trio. In addition, Avishai Cohen resorted to the services of a string quartet and an oboe. On the album, both components, the jazz trio and orchestra, continuously react to each other, enriching the music and forming surprising, organic connections between composition and improvisation. "Almah" continues Cohen's previous merits of combining the most diverse sounds and reproducing diverse impressions, such as happened on Aurora, his landmark album from 2009 On "Almah" one encounters an elaborate but balanced program that brings together standards from different traditions with new pieces Avishai Cohen himself says, "Those who have heard the album so far haven't sorted it anywhere. No one has said, 'Hey, this sounds like classical music in jazz.' They're more like, 'That sounds like your music.' You can't get a better compliment than that, because it means I've created something that's authentic, and as long as it stays that way, I have every reason to keep going." Avishai Cohen makes jazz music of the highest quality. His songs combine Spanish, African and Middle Eastern sounds, making them sound incredibly versatile. This multicultural music is incredibly moving "Almah" is a dense, profound album full of life. This album shows us deep inside our hearts what it means to be an artist with many talents and a unique way of expression.