Michal Cohen - Voice, Composer
www.michalcohen.com
Michal Cohen One Sheet - PDF
Booking: michal@orangegroveartists.com
Michal Cohen’s family comes from Yemen, but she was born and raised in Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel. She started her musical training at the age of 6. At 15, she was already a lead singer, with her own band. During her military service, Michal performed throughout Israel as the lead singer of an army band. Her range extends from ancient Yemenite songs through to contemporary, and she’s performed regularly in clubs and festivals around the Israeli capital Tel Aviv, including the jazz clubs of Beit Lessin, Hakosit, and the Einav Center R&B Festival.
Michal arrived in the US after receiving a scholarship at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. She graduated Magna Cum Laude in the year 2000. She has sung in many prestige venues, including Merkin Hall, The Museum for American Jewish History in Philadelphia; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; Symphony Space; Scullers Jazz Club, Joe’s Pub, Satalla, pianos, and the Knitting Factory.
Her recordings include collaborations with artists such as DJ Cheb I Sabbah, Guillermo Nojechowicz, Frank London, Avi Elbaz, Uri Pessah and Alon Yavnai. Her vocals have appeared on two movies: “Historias Minimas”, by Carlos Sorin, and Pearl Gluck’s “Divan”(Tribeca Film Festival). She has toured widely, including the Avivir Festival, Festival De Desierto, San Luis Potosi in Mexico, Ottawa Folk Festival in Canada, Tamaulipas World Music Festival in Mexico, The Brighton Ethnic Festival; the NYANA festival and The Israel Folk Dance Festival. She was featured in a program of original electronic music in the German capital, Berlin, on WMRD-AM, Forward, WHRV, WUST-AM, PBS, and the 'Voice of Music'.
Besides English and Hebrew, Michal has sung in Bulgarian, Spanish, Yiddish and Portuguese. She’s working on her own project - Yemenite Flavors - and various others including Pharaoh’s Daughter, Point of View, WAV, and BEAUTEEZ’n THE BEAT. She is the recipient of a “Finalist” and of two “Honorable Mentions” from the John Lennon Songwriting Contest in 2000 and 2002, as well as The Vocal-Jazz Cleo Laine Award.
Her reputation is building as one of the most eclectic and exciting vocalists on the East Coast. Her new solo show, “Henna” premiered in New York in February.