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Tomer Cohen

Born: October 15, 1996

Tomer Cohen (American-Israeli guitar player & composer) was born in the US in 1996 and spent his childhood in the Israeli countryside. He picked up the guitar at a young age, and from that moment on he knew that music would be his pursuit in life. He studied jazz at the Israeli Conservatory of Music in Tel Aviv, and later received a scholarship to The New School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York, where he graduated from the BFA Jazz Program.

Over the years, Tomer has steadily become a promising voice in New York City’s jazz scene. He performs extensively as a bandleader both locally and internationally, leading projects that range from intimate club settings to major festival stages. His music is rooted in original compositions that reflect personal life moments, emotions and experiences, combining lyrical melodies with a strong sense of narrative.​

Joe Lovano: Cleveland's Ultimate Jazz Titan

by Matthew Alec
December 20, 2022

Friday, June 24th, 2022, saxophonist Joe Lovano's group Sound Prints (alongside trumpeter and co-leader Dave Douglas) delivered a tour de force performance to spellbound audience members at the historic Mimi Ohio Theatre in Playhouse Square as a part of Cleveland's annual Tri-C JazzFest. Seasoned group interplay between drummer Rudy Royston, bassist Matt Penman, and pianist Leo ...

Joy And Wonder - More Holiday Releases

by Mary Foster Conklin
December 19, 2022

This broadcast presents more Christmas goodness to savor, with new holiday releases from from Chris Ruggiero, Sarah Partridge, Sweet Megg and Joe McCarthy's New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band, plus birthday shoutouts to Dave Brubeck and Diane Schuur, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by purchasing their music during ...

jazzahead in New York during APAP and Winter Jazz – Meet us!

December 16, 2022

Germany as a partner country, this is a unique opportunity to promote jazz from Germany worldwide. True to the motto “Building Bridges", the pre-premier of the commissioned work around Ingrid Laubrock in New York is the perfect opportunity to build a bridge from Germany to the motherland of jazz. A delegation from Bremen will be travelling ...

Marilyn Kleinberg

Tis The Season - New Releases and Jazz Holiday Fare

by Mary Foster Conklin
December 12, 2022

This broadcast is full of jazz holiday fare, with new Christmas releases from Jonathan Karrant, Jane Monheit and Lyn Stanley, as well as the latest from Houston Person, Nicholas Payton, Nadje Noordhuis and The String Queens, plus birthday shoutouts to Amina Figarova, Ethel Ennis, Fay Claassen, Melissa Aldana, Cassandra Wilson and Beth McKenna, among others. Thanks ...

World-Renowned SMOKE Jazz Club Begins The New Year With 80th Birthday Celebrations For Billy Harper And Al Foster, The 10th Annual Coltrane Festival, And More

December 10, 2022

January 2023 Schedule Sunday, January 1 Coltrane Festival featuring Jeremy Pelt with the Eric Reed / Vincent Herring Quintet Jeremy Pelt: trumpet Vincent Herring: alto & tenor saxophone Eric Reed: piano John Webber: bass Joe Farnsworth: drums SMOKE’s 10th annual Coltrane Festival continues with featured guest trumpeter Jeremy Pelt joining the ...

New Releases, Holiday Fare Plus A Sampling of Grammy Nominees

by Mary Foster Conklin
December 5, 2022

This broadcast presents new releases from Lauren Falls, Becca Stevens, Flora Purim, Steven Feifke and Jane Monheit, with birthday shoutouts to Holly Cole, Maria Schneider and June Christy among others. A smattering of holiday fare in the second hour, but first, a focus on the latest Grammy Nominees, as it's been a better year for women. ...

NYC Jazz Artist Sweet Megg Releases Playful New Music Video 'Santa Baby'

December 2, 2022

The Holiday season has officially begun, and Turtle Bay Records artist Sweet Megg helps ring in the season with her jazzy spin on the Eartha Kitt classic, “Santa Baby.” Her new music video for the track is out now and features Megg and her band members performing and enjoying themselves amongst eccentric party-goers and a couple ...

Andrew Hartman

New York City based guitarist and composer Andrew Hartman is becoming a recognizable voice in jazz. As Chris Spector writes, Hartman is “blazing his own trail without debt to the masters of the past rearing it’s head.” (Midwest Record) 

Hartman has released two albums of his original music, Andrew Hartman and Still Motion, and his most recent album, Compass, which features saxophonist Chris Cheek, bassist Ike Sturm, and drummer Zach Harmon. The album is receiving critical praise, including from All About Jazz writer Edwin Blanco’s who says: “Kudos to guitarist Andrew Hartman for crafting such an engaging and exceptional work of art.”