MUSIC: Anat Cohen Quartet

Description

Anat Cohen is one of the most acclaimed clarinetists in modern jazz, celebrated for her expressive virtuosity, adventurous spirit, and magnetic stage presence. A multiple Grammy Award nominee, she has been named Clarinetist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association every year since 2007 and has topped both the critics' and readers' polls in DownBeat since 2011. NPR's Fresh Air praised her for "bringing the clarinet to the world," while the Chicago Tribune lauded the "lyric beauty of her tone" and the accessibility of her music. A masterful bandleader, composer, and collaborator, Cohen seamlessly blends jazz with Brazilian choro, samba, and other global influences.