![]() And besides, they’re all more than competent soloists. But golly, that’s what turns young musicians on. These musicians demonstrate a maturity that is beyond their years the only indicator of “youth” is reflected in a “solos for everyone” approach - including the drummer - on most tracks. The stand-out standards, both ballads, are “For All We Know” and “Goodnight Heartache” his arrangements match any prior performances I’ve heard. This mix allows one to judge how Cohen handles tunes that other artists and groups have performed, and permits an assessment of his compositional skills. Six of the 10 tunes are jazz standards Cohen wrote the rest. Trumpeter Greg Gisbert appears as a guest artist. In the Element, Cohen’s first album, features his basic trio: bassist Joe Sanders and drummer Rodney Green, also in their 20s. He also performs as leader or sideman at jazz venues in the NYC and Miami areas. Cohen’s awards are numerous: He won a 2008 Downbeat Award as Outstanding Jazz Soloist, was a recipient of the 2009 NFAA Clifford Brown/Stan Getz Fellowship, took first place in a 2011 piano competition at the University of West Florida, and - that same year - was one of five finalists for the American Pianists Association’s Cole Porter Fellowship and came in third in the Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition.Ĭohen currently is working toward another music degree at Miami’s Frost School of Music.
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