Emmet Cohen

Multifaceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen is one of his generation’s
pivotal artistic figures. Downbeat praised the “nimble touch, measured stride and warm
harmonic vocabulary” he employs to communicate with other musicians and audiences at what
he terms “the deepest level of humanity and individuality.”

Leader of the “Emmet Cohen Trio,” Cohen is an international jazz artist and clinician who inspires student performers of all ages to become, like himself, responsive to their audiences. He has appeared in the Newport, Monterey, and North Sea jazz festivals, among others, and at many famous music venues, including Rose Hall and the Kennedy Center. Cohen has also played in legendary nightspots, such as the Village Vanguard, the Blue Note, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Birdland, Jazz Standard, Ronnie
Scott’s, and Jazzhaus Montmartre. He is Hammond B-3 organist-in-residence at Harlem’s SMOKE jazz club.

A Suzuki piano student at age three, Cohen holds jazz piano degrees from the Manhattan School of Music (M.M.) and the University of Miami (B.M.). He was a finalist in both the American Pianists Association’s Cole Porter Fellowship (2015, 2011) and the Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition (2011). Cohen has performed or collaborated with Ron Carter, Benny Golson, Jimmy Cobb, George Coleman, Jimmy Heath, Tootie Heath, Houston Person, Christian McBride, Kurt Elling, Billy Hart, Herlin Riley, Lea DeLaria, and Bill T. Jones.

Live From Emmet’s Place is the weekly online streaming concert program featuring Cohen’s trio with guest stars. The audience for Emmet’s Place has grown worldwide, with the YouTube channel logging over 16 million total views and some concert videos topping more than 4 million views. A rebroadcast of your venue’s Emmet Cohen Trio performance expands your marketing efforts to boost engagement and grow your audience through Emmet’s loyal worldwide fan base.

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