Joe Cohn

Joe Cohn
Birth nameJoseph Mark Cohn
Born (1956-12-28) December 28, 1956
Flushing, New York, U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1980s–present
Websitejoecohn.com

Joseph Mark Cohn (born December 28, 1956) is an American jazz guitarist.

Career

The son of Al Cohn,[1] he started to play the guitar in his teens, transcribing from recordings featuring Art Tatum, Thad Jones, and Clifford Brown.[1] Besides taking lessons, he attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he also played with Nick Brignola and Bob Mover.[1] He is self-taught on double bass and performed with musicians at hotels in the Catskill Mountains.[1] He continued to play bass in New York City with Freddy Cole and Buddy DeFranco.[1] Beginning in 1984, he played guitar for several years in the Artie Shaw Orchestra led by Dick Johnson in addition to learning the trumpet.[1] He recorded and toured with his father, saxophonist Al Cohn.[1] In the 1990s, he was a member of the Carmen Leggio quartet with Bill Crow.[1]

His daughter Shaye Cohn plays cornet with Tuba Skinny.

Discography

As leader

  • Two Funky People (Double-Time, 1997)
  • Restless (Arbors, 2007)
  • Shared Contemplations (Criss Cross, 2009)
  • Fuego (Criss Cross, 2011)
  • Marathon Man: The Emeryville Sessions Vol. 1 (Vegamusic, 2014)
  • Sposin': The Emeryville Sessions Vol. 2 (2015)

As sideman

With Harry Allen

  • Eu Nao Quero Dancar (I Won't Dance) (RCA Victor, 1998)
  • Once Upon a Summertime (Novus, 1999)
  • The Harry Allen Quartet (2003)
  • Jazz for the Soul (McMahon, 2005)
  • Down for the Count (Swingbros, 2007)
  • Hits by Brits (Challenge, 2007)
  • Perform Music from Guys and Dolls (Arbors, 2007)
  • Stompin' the Blues (Arbors, 2008)
  • The Harry Allen Quintet Plays Music from the Sound of Music (Arbors, 2011)

With Peter Beets

  • New Groove (Criss Cross, 2007)
  • Chopin Meets the Blues (Criss Cross, 2010)

With Bill Crow

  • From Birdland to Broadway (Venus, 1996)
  • Jazz Anecdotes (Venus, 1997)
  • From Birdland to Broadway II (Venus, 2009)

With Buddy DeFranco

  • Mr. Lucky (Pablo, 1984)
  • Do Nothing Till You Hear from Us! (Concord Jazz, 1999)

With Al Grey

  • The New Al Grey Quintet (Chiaroscuro, 1988)
  • Fab (Capri, 1990)
  • Live at the Floating Jazz Festival (Chiaroscuro, 1991)
  • Christmas Stockin' Stuffer (Capri, 1992)
  • Me 'n' Jack (Pullen, 1996)

With Jay Leonhart

  • Cool (Sons of Sound, 2004)
  • Fly Me to the Moon (Venus, 2004)

With Grant Stewart

  • Grant Stewart + 4 (Criss Cross, 2005)
  • Tenor and Soul (Videoarts, 2005)
  • Estate (Videoarts, 2006)
  • Recado Bossa Nova (2008)

With others

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Kennedy, Gary (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries. p. 469. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.


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