Greg Cohen

An American bassist of notable stylistic range, Greg Cohen provides a foundational yet adaptive anchor across disparate musical forms. [1] Emerging from Los Angeles, he developed a career defined by pivotal collaborations rather than solo performance, becoming an essential contributor to the avant-garde, rock, and jazz circuits. [3, 4] His long-standing work with Tom Waits shaped the visceral sound of his middle-period albums, while his role as a charter member of John Zorn's Masada quartet was central to the group's fusion of free jazz and klezmer modalities. [10, 11] Cohen’s musicianship forms a connective thread, lending harmonic and rhythmic integrity to landmark recordings. [1, 13]