Early-2021: Emmet Cohen's Future Stride

With pianist Emmet Cohen on Mack Avenue release Future Stride to be issued on 29 January 2021 are bassist Russell Hall, drummer Kyle Poole, trumpeter Marquis Hill and saxophonist Melissa Aldana. A trio treatment of 'Dardanella,' a song that dates …

Published: 28 Oct 2020. Updated: 3 years.

With pianist Emmet Cohen on Mack Avenue release Future Stride to be issued on 29 January 2021 are bassist Russell Hall, drummer Kyle Poole, trumpeter Marquis Hill and saxophonist Melissa Aldana. A trio treatment of 'Dardanella,' a song that dates back however in a very different vocals incarnation to at least 1920 and whose later versions most relevantly include a dazzling solo piano treatment by Art Tatum in the late-40s, is streaming ahead of Future Stride's release. Cohen's style ingredients in this instance dart progressively on within the prism of his own sound. If you like Adam Makowicz on the Tatum side and Cohen's label mate Aaron Diehl in terms of a roster then discover Emmet Cohen for sure on your way to the Harlem heritage heard in his sound explored on the album.

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Herbie Hancock, Norah Jones and Yazz Ahmed are among the winners at the Jazz FM awards

Earlier this evening the Jazz FM awards sponsored by Oanda presented by actor and comedian Marcus Brigstocke took place online via a stream from Ronnie Scott’s. Herbie Hancock won the PPL lifetime achievement award. Norah Jones, was presented with …

Published: 27 Oct 2020. Updated: 3 years.

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Earlier this evening the Jazz FM awards sponsored by Oanda presented by actor and comedian Marcus Brigstocke took place online via a stream from Ronnie Scott’s. Herbie Hancock won the PPL lifetime achievement award. Norah Jones, was presented with the impact award. Herbie Hancock said: “The UK has supported and kept jazz alive for so many years. Not just for its citizens, but globally. And people in distant lands, many fans from Asia, Africa and around the world have been able to enjoy great jazz in places like Ronnie Scott’s and other venues for many, many years. It has all been a wonderful ride and continues with the younger generation of jazz musicians collaborating with me and I’m inspired by that. They think I’m inspiring them; they don’t realise they are inspiring me! But jazz is in a very healthy state. The pandemic is not going to stop that. It’s continuing beyond that.''

Vibist Orphy Robinson won the gold award. Judi Jackson was named vocalist of the year. Xhosa Cole won for breakthrough artist of the year and Yazz Ahmed with Polyhymnia won for album of the year and for UK jazz act of the year. Earth Wind and Fire’s Philip Bailey was named soul act of the year, Charles Lloyd international act of the year. Binker Golding was named instrumentalist of the year. Jazz re:freshed won the innovation Award, the Vortex won for venue of the year and Chiminyo won for digital. Blues act of the year went to Jon Cleary.

Judi Jackson, vocalist of the year, pictured