Anat Cohen & The Anzic Orchestra arranged and conducted by Oded Lev-Ari
"The Anzic Orchestra is no ordinary ensemble but an array of genuine all-stars, distinguished by an unusual combination of instruments."
- Dan Morgenstern
"Unlike most Noir films, this wide-ranging musical trip will leave you elated, happy and grateful that such beautiful, life-affirming music can still be made in this world of ours. That we will hear more from our protagonists is certain, and may it be soon!"
- Dan Morgenstern
Personnel:
ANAT COHEN - Tenor Alto Soprano Saxes/Clarinet
ODED LEV-ARI - Arranger/Conductor
Ted Nash - Alto Soprano Saxes/Flute
Billy Drewes - Tenor Sax/Clarinet
Scott Robinson - Baritone Sax/Bass Clarinet
Frank Greene - Trumpet/Flugelhorn
Tanya Darby - Trumpet/Flugelhorn
Avishai Cohen - Trumpet/Flugelhorn
Deborah Weisz - Trombone
Yonatan Voltzok - Trombone
Guilherme Monteiro - Guitars
Barak Mori - Bass
Ali Jackson Jr. - Drums Tracks 2/4/5/6/8
Antonio Sanchez - Drums Tracks 1/3/7/10
Duduka Da Fonseca - Drums Track 9 Percussion Tracks 3/7
Z� Maur�cio - Percussion
Erik Friedlander - Cello
Robert Burkhart - Cello
Greg Heffernan - Cello
Yuval Cohen - Soprano Sax Track 7

from the press:

“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>/b>

“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