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DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE REVIEW
Cohen isn’t turning out cheetah-fast melodic lines for the sake of flash. And he’s not overcompensating. His nimble touch, measured stride and warm harmonic vocabulary indicate he’s above any convoluted technical showmanship. Instead, the dalliances with rapid-fire notes and recurring chord bundles seem a product of youthful enthusiasm and in=progress maturation. |
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JAZZTIMES MAGAZINE REVIEW
A finalist in the 2011 Thelonious Monk Piano Competition, 21-year-old Emmet Cohen delivers with rare elegance and maturity on his auspicious debut. Accompanied by the sensitive, swinging and conversational rhythm tandem of bassist Joe Sanders and drummer Rodney Green, the Miami native invigorates old chestnuts like “It’s Alright With Me” and “Where or When,” the latter buoyed by a gently loping “Poinciana”-like beat from Green. |
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KEYBOARD MAGAZINE
By Jon Regen Twenty year-old Emmet Cohen has been turning heads and ears of late, most recently as a finalist in the 2011 American Pianists Association Cole Porter Jazz Fellowship Awards. His debut disc In The Element shows the buzz to be well deserved, with the nimble-fingered Cohen skating across a varied set of jazz jewels and originals, backed by the blistering rhythm section of Joe Sanders and Rodney Green. Listen to Cohen’s Latinized original “The Swarm” for proof positive of great things to come. |
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INDYSTAR.COM
Emmet Cohen, Miami, is the first of five finalists who’ll visit the city for a week each month (skipping October) from now through February, playing in schools and other community centers, then presenting a juried set heading a trio at the Jazz Kitchen…. |
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NORTHJERSEY.COM
Montclair pianist Emmet Cohen is living out a musical fantasy that is the envy of every youngster who ever toiled at a keyboard and dreamed of making it big someday. The 20-year-old jazz pianist… |
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