Razdaz Recordz was founded in New York City during 2002 by internationally acclaimed bassist, composer and band leader, Avishai Cohen, with his manager Ray Jefford.
Cohen wanted Razdaz to record and produce younger musicians who he has lots of enthusiasm for, but initially the label was to give him an outlet to creatively express the diversity of his own musical vision and artistic passions.
To date the label has produced twelve releases; 5 albums by its founder Avishai Cohen, and the remaining are by other young talents that Cohen has either performed with or been surrounded by in his musical world.
Such a sense of measurement… as if pacing a short hallway and reversing… considering something weighty and possibly life changing, but in so doing, memories of another situation pour over consciousness and dominoes of the mind tumble, one after another… An exquisitely expressive track. Beautiful!
The heart and the artistic genius of man share a common language: the harmony of sound and music. It's a heritage from the dawn of time that will live on into eternity Yé Lassina Coulibaly
What is really powerful in this album, and in my opinion, this might be its most significant strength (perhaps even more than the rhythms), is the structure and architecture of the piece. Building up to a climax, developments of motives etc..
