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Emmet Cohen Trio at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest at Plaza De César Chávez

Courtesy of Massimo Chisessi | Posted on June 4, 2018

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Sun, August 12, 2018
5:00 pm

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Bassist Christian McBride and drummer Herlin Riley both snatched up Emmet Cohen for their respective bands, recognizing the Florida native’s deep knowledge of jazz history and awe-inspiring playing. Now the pianist leads his own trio as a quickly rising star on the straight-ahead scene.

A tasteful technician and a master of swing, Cohen earned his undergraduate degree from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami and his Master’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music. He is currently the organist-in-residence at Smoke, the hip jazz club in Harlem, and also placed third in the 2011 Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz International Jazz Piano Competition....

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