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Yuval Cohen
Yuval Cohen (Hebrew: יובל כהן‎) is an Israeli Soprano saxophonist, composer and bandleader from Tel Aviv, Israel.

Biography
yuval Cohen was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. He grew up in a musical family with his sister Anat Cohen (Saxophone and Clarinet) and brother Avishai Cohen (Trumpet). As a child, yuval studied Alto Saxophone at the Jaffa Conservancy in jaffa, Israel. His love to music led him to study at Tel Aviv School of art between the years 1985-1987,and Thelma Yellin High School for the Arts in Givataim between the years 1988-1991. During his studies, he was selected to perform the Glazonov Concerto for Alto Saxophone and string orchestra, And toured Europe and Israel as a soloist.

In 1991 yuval joined the Israel Defence Force and served as a saxophonist, arranger and co-conductor for the Israel Defense Forces Orchestra untill 1994.

In 1996, yuval Graduated Berklee College of Music, Summa cum Laude.At Berklee, Yuval was awarded the College award and the woodwind department award for outstanding achievements.

Between the years 1987-1996, Yuval awarded scholarships from Israel-American cultural foundations.

In 1997, about to begin a master’s degree at the Manhattan School of Music on a full scholarship, he landed in the hospital for surgery to remove a spinal cord tumor. Only after long Recovery process Yuval was managed to play again.

While recovering, yuval went to law school at Tel Aviv University.