Rave Reviews for Anat Cohen’s Poetica and Noir

“Cohen has emerged as one of the brightest, most original young instrumentalists in jazz … [she] has expanded the vocabulary of jazz with a distinctive accent of her own.”
- THE WASHINGTON POST, May 6, 2007

“A musical world traveler who likes to mix things up … [Cohen is] passionately literate in music far outside her local circle, [and] an improviser with gusto.”
- THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 11, 2007

“If John Coltrane went to Israel….”
- THE NEW YORK TIMES ONLINE, May 9, 2007

“The next major voice on the tenor saxophone and clarinet.”
- THE NEW YORK SUN, May 8, 2007

“Noir could be a classic”… “[Cohen’s] stately intonation and unforced elegance on clarinet could take her to the top.”
- DOWNBEAT, May 2007

“Enviable insouciance … she alludes to the mystical in a merry way.”
- THE VILLAGE VOICE, May 9-15, 2007

“The arrangements [on Noir] are outstanding”
- BILLBOARD, April 21, 2007

“A resourceful musician of superlative quality”
- NEWARK STAR LEDGER, April 29, 2007

“Anat Cohen has arrived as a major new jazz voice.”
- HOT HOUSE, May 2007

“A strong, confident sound. Cohen’s pure, delicately rich clarinet conveys an image of birth, awakening an brand new shimmering beauty.”
- ALL ABOUT JAZZ, May 5, 2007