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Avishai Cohen (Hebrew: אבישי כהן‎; born April 20, 1970) is an Israeli jazz double bassist, composer, singer, and arranger.

Avishai was born in Kabri, a kibbutz in northern Israel. He has Spanish, Greek and Polish ancestry. He grew up in a musical family at Motza and Beit Zayit near Jerusalem until the age of six, when his family moved to Shoeva in western Israel. He began playing the piano at 9 years old but changed to the bass guitar at the age of 14, inspired by bassist Jaco Pastorius. When his family moved back to Israel he joined the Music and Arts Academy in Jerusalem with a focus on acoustic bass.

Cohen played with Chick Corea and Claudia Acuña.

At age 22, after having served for two years in an army band, Avishai moved to New York City, where he initially performed on the streets while working in construction. While studying at the new School in New York he became part of Panamanian pianists Danilo Perez’ Trio, which led him to experiment with Latin sounds. In 1997, Avishai Cohen became a member of “Chick Corea’s New Trio” and co-founder of Corea’s ensemble, “Origin”. During the six years of musical collaboration with Chick Corea, Avishai fine-tuned his skills as a performer and composer.