Stu Hacohen
Stu Hacohen (* 1929 , † 13. August 2006 ) was a from Bulgaria originating, Israeli jazz musician (accordion, piano, saxophone, bass), arranger , composer and music educator .
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Hacohen came from Bulgaria and emigrated to Israel in 1949. He lived in Tel Aviv , initially played the accordion, but soon learned to play the piano, saxophone and double bass in order to perform with various jazz bands in hotels. In the early 1950s he was a member of Maurice "Pisi" Osherowitz's band, which played in the Dan Hotel in Tel Aviv. He was considered one of the first musicians in Israel to play pure jazz; He also made arrangements for the concert program Ein Ahavot Smechot , which also included adaptations of Georges Brassens songs. Hacohen also recorded a first album under his own name in the 1950s; another was created in 1969 with his wife Rimona Francis , who contributed vocalese singing; Hocohen wrote jazz arrangements of popular Hebrew songs such as "Shibbolet Basadeh". The couple's later albums (such as Badabada ) combined Balkan rhythms and jazz, such as an album recorded for MPS in 1977 . Hacohen and his wife left Israel in the early 1970s and lived in the United States until the late 1980s. There he taught and arranged for a big band . After his return to Israel he worked primarily as a music teacher; one of his students was u. a. Lior Kuperberg and Eli Degibri .
His son is the musician Amir Hacohen, who works under the pseudonym "Infinity Lounge".
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hacohen, Stu |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli jazz musician and arranger |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bulgaria |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 2006 |
| Place of death | Israel |