Anat Cohen Wins Jazz Journalists Awards, Downbeat Critics Poll

Anat Cohen was honored with two major awards by the Jazz Journalists Association: Clarinetist of the Year, and Up and Coming Musician of the year. And in the August issue of Downbeat, hitting stands soon, she is voted Rising Star Clarinetist of the year in the magazine’s long-running annual critics poll. Cohen’s JJA honors represent two milestones. This is the first time a female has claimed the Up and Coming Musician of the Year award, and the first time that any musician has claimed that honor and a single instrument category win simultaneously. Congratulations!