Poetica on Slate’s Best of 2007 List

Anat Cohen joins Charlie Mingus, Maria Schneider, Erik Friedlander, Carla Bley, Paul Bley, Herbie Hancock, Paul Motian, Joe Lovano & Hank Jones on Slate magazine’s “Best Jazz Albums of 2007″ list. Fred Kaplan writes:
“Anat Cohen…Israeli born-and-bred, Berklee-trained, Manhattan-honed—is a fresh breeze on the jazz scene, a clarinetist who plays with high spirits, a silky tone, and a hard-polished edge. Her music reflects her multiple influences: folk, klezmer, Brazilian choro, a whiff of Dixie, as well as modern jazz. Poetica…features spirited originals, a Jacques Brel tune, and a cover of Coltrane’s “Lonnie’s Lament” (with string quartet) that’s as stirring as any out there.”