Emmet Cohen Trio with Russell Hall & Kyle Poole - LIVE STREAMED at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club

Emmet Cohen (piano)
Russell Hall (bass)
Kyle Poole (drums)

Pianist Emmet Cohen is one of todays most exciting artists and his generations pivotal voices. Bassist Christian McBride comments, Emmet is one of the most dynamic young musicians on the scene today. Downbeat praises 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. The New York Times adds, If he wasnt already an obvious heir apparent to the neo-traditional jazz mantle, his win at last weekends 2019 American Pianists Awards ought to make it official. For these streaming concerts, Cohen leads his energetic trio with bassist Russell Hall and drummer Kyle Poole who originally hail from Kingston, Jamaica and Los Angeles respectivel...

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Emmet Cohen (piano)
Russell Hall (bass)
Kyle Poole (drums)

Pianist Emmet Cohen is one of todays most exciting artists and his generations pivotal voices. Bassist Christian McBride comments, Emmet is one of the most dynamic young musicians on the scene today. Downbeat praises 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. The New York Times adds, If he wasnt already an obvious heir apparent to the neo-traditional jazz mantle, his win at last weekends 2019 American Pianists Awards ought to make it official. For these streaming concerts, Cohen leads his energetic trio with bassist Russell Hall and drummer Kyle Poole who originally hail from Kingston, Jamaica and Los Angeles respectivel
“When Cohen is in full flight, with Poole slamming the kit around the room behind him, he reminds me of Ahmad Jamal: not the genteel Jamal you hear on record, but the wall-banging, holy-shit Jamal I saw in concert a few years ago, who rolled across the keyboard like a thunderstorm.” – Phil Freeman, Stereogum

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