Results for "Emmet Cohen"

Jazz Classics from Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine, Charles Mingus, and others; recent or pending releases from Emmet Cohen, Virginia MacDonald, and others

by David W. Daniels
April 14, 2026

In addition to the artists listed in the title, this show features classics from Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, the ad hoc group Old And New Dreams featuring Don Cherry and Dewey Redman, and others. A re-released album by Thelonious Monk is included. Newly released music from Adam O'Farrill, The Atlantis Jazz Ensemble, and April ...

Plays Duke, Part III: More contemporary covers of Ellington's best loved tunes.

by Larry Slater
April 3, 2026

Duke Ellington's legacy lives on today largely through his compositions, and musicians from around the globe continue to embrace his music, finding new ways to re-interpret his songs.In this hour, you'll hear some immortal selections from the Ellington canon, including “Cotton Tail," “Solitude," “In A Sentimental Mood," “Come Sunday," “Reflections in D," and “The ...

Emmet Cohen at Strathmore Music Center

by Mark Edelman
April 2, 2026

Emmet Cohen  Strathmore Music Center 100 Years of Miles and ColtraneBethesda, MD March 24, 2026 Amidst the gnashing of teeth over the demise of the Kennedy Center and the departure of its jazz series and estimable leader Kevin Struthers, DC music fans have had little to smile about in recent weeks. ...

Alexa Tarantino: The Roar and the Whisper

by Mike Jurkovic
March 25, 2026

If there is one true sound to describe the sound of luminous liberation, young veteran saxophonist/flautist/composer Alexa Tarantino captures it handily and shares it profusely with her band and everyone else within earshot of The Roar and the Whisper. Tarantino, whose star continues to flare via her ongoing gig at Jazz At Lincoln Center ...

The Big Room

By Joe Farnsworth

Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Continuance; What Am I Waiting For?; All Said and Done; I Fall in Love Too Easily; You Already Know; Prime Time.

Vibe Provider

By Emmet Cohen

Label: Mack Avenue Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Lion Song; Surrey With the Fringe on Top; Vibe Provider; Unblock the Love; Henei Ma Tov; If This Isn’t Love; Everlasting; Time on My Hands; Emmet’s Blues.

Emmet Cohen Trio at Manerbio Jazz Festival 2025

by Danilo Codazzi
November 22, 2025

Joe Farnsworth: The Big Room

by Karan Khosla
November 6, 2025

The Big Room is about holding the fort and also about opening doors. Joe Farnsworth has logged time with Pharoah Sanders, McCoy Tyner, and Cedar Walton, but here he calls on the rising generation: alto saxophonist Sarah Hanahan, vibraphonist Joel Ross, pianist Emmet Cohen, trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, and bassist Yasushi Nakamura. Recorded live at Smoke Jazz ...

DC Jazz Fest + Homework Music

by David Brown
September 17, 2025

The show opens with a celebration of Sonny Rollins on his 95th birthday, featuring a classic 1954 recording with Thelonious Monk. With students across Philadelphia settling into a new school year, the next set offers a “homework-inspired" segment features selection from Dizzy Gillespie, Johnnie Taylor, Ornette Coleman, Matthew Muñeses, Marian McPartland, and Thelonious Monk. Over Labor ...

Prime Time

August 25, 2025

Album: The Big Room
By Joe Farnsworth
Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 03:46