Emmet Cohen Quintet – Miles & Coltrane at 100 – 7:00 PM

Multi-faceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen has emerged as one of his generation’s pivotal figures in music and the related arts. Downbeat observed that his “nimble touch, measured stride and warm harmonic vocabulary indicate he’s above any convoluted technical showmanship.” In the same spirit, Cohen himself has noted that playing jazz is “about communicating the deepest levels of humanity and individuality; it’s essentially about connections,” both among musicians and with audiences. Possessing a fluid technique, an innovative tonal palette, and an extensive repertoire, Cohen plays with the command of a seasoned veteran and the passion of an artist fully devoted to his medium.

Cohen is committed to the intergenerational transfer of artistic knowledge, history, and traditions. His signature professional undertaking is the Masters Legacy Series, a celebratory set of recordings and interviews honoring legendary jazz musicians. The goal of this ongoing project is to provide musicians of multiple generations a forum to transfer the unwritten folklore that is America’s unique musical idiom. Cohen has observed that playing jazz “is enriched immeasurably by connecting and studying with jazz masters, forging backward to the very creation of the art form.” 

In celebration of the centennial of John Coltrane and Miles Davis, Cohen presents the Emmet Cohen Quintet – Miles & Coltrane at 100, to explore the fundamental questions that shaped their artistry: Why are we here? What are we reaching for? Where does the music take us? The Emmet Cohen Quintet will feature Jeremy Pelt on trumpet, Tivon Pennicott on saxophone, Reuben Rogers on bass, Joe Farnsworth on drums, and Emmet Cohen on piano.

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(Ticket Includes 5% City of Santa Cruz Admission Tax)