MoCA\CT Presents: Emmet Cohen Trio

Emmet Cohen is one of today’s most exciting jazz pianists—a Jazz at Lincoln Center artist, winner of the 2019 American Pianists Awards, and an internet sensation whose YouTube performances have been viewed over 16 million times. His trio delivers performances full of energy, soul, and masterful improvisation, making jazz thrilling for longtime fans and newcomers alike. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience live jazz at its very best in MoCA\CT’s intimate gallery space. Reserve your seats now for an unforgettable night of music. “…supremely gifted and impassioned artist of the highest order.” – All About Jazz MoCA\CT members receive 10% off tickets. General Admission: $75 Senior: $65 Student: $50 Tickets Here. About Emmet Cohen: Cohen has achieved a comprehensive position in the world of the creative arts that extends beyond keyboard performance; he is devoted to teaching and presenting new concepts to students. Cohen serves as an international clinician, visiting schools and colleges offering master classes, hosting performances, and giving lectures. In years past Cohen has supported developing artists through his work with Jazz at Lincoln Center and the YoungArts Foundation, of which he is an alumnus. He creates an educational atmosphere which encourages student performers to be responsive to their audiences. Emmet Cohen was the winner of the 2019 American Pianists Awards and the Cole Porter Fellow of the American Pianists Association; as such he served as Artist-in-Residence at the University of Indianapolis. In 2023 the Jazz Journalists Association named Cohen Pianist of the Year and Live-stream Producer of the Year for “Live From Emmet’s Place.” He won both the 2014 American Jazz Pianists Competition and the 2011 Phillips Piano Competition at the University of West Florida and, as a finalist in the 2011 Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition, he was received in the Oval Office by President Obama. Cohen has appeared in varied international jazz events, including the Newport, Monterey, Detroit, North Sea, Bern, Edinburgh, and Jerusalem jazz festivals, as well as the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia. He has also performed at the Village Vanguard, the Blue Note, Dizzy’s Club, Birdland, Jazz Standard, London’s Ronnie Scott’s, Jazzhaus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center’s Rose Hall, the Cotton Club in Tokyo, and Washington’s Kennedy Center. For many years he was Hammond B-3 organist-in-residence at Harlem’s SMOKE jazz club. In addition to leading the “Emmet Cohen Trio,” Cohen has appeared regularly with Ron Carter, Benny Golson, Jimmy Cobb, George Coleman, Jimmy Heath, Tootie Heath, Houston Person, Kurt Elling, and Billy Hart, among others, and is a member of Christian McBride’s “Tip City” trio and the “Herlin Riley Quintet.” He is a Mack Avenue recording artist whose premier releases on that label demonstrate his 21st century recalibration of Harle...