Emmet Cohen Trio

Sat, Mar 02

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows Emmet Cohen – piano Buster Williams – bass (special featured guest, Wednesday only) Joe Ranieri – bass (except Wednesday) Joe Farnsworth – drums “A young piano virtuoso with a delicate touch, assured, swaggering swing feel, and debonair flow.” –The New York Times Emmet Cohen leads his acclaimed trio with bassist Joe Ranieri and drummer Joe Farnsworth and features a special guest on Wednesday, the legendary bassist Buster Williams. Called “one of the finest piano players to emerge in decades” by All About Jazz, Cohen has earned a dedicated and passionate following and has attracted new audiences to jazz. He has accompanied numerous jazz luminaries and plays with the command of a seasoned veteran. Downbeat observed that his “nimble touch, measured stride, and warm harmonic vocabulary indicate he’s above any convoluted technical showmanship.” His trio is one of the hottest young groups in jazz today and melds all styles of jazz: stride, swing, bebop, free, and contemporary, with an emphasis on the Great American Songbook.