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

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...

guitarist.

Career

The son of

Al Cohn Al Cohn (November 24, 1925 – February 15, 1988) was an American jazz saxophonist, arranger and composer. He came to prominence in the band of clarinetist Woody Herman and was known for his longtime musical partnership with fellow saxophonist ...

, he started to play the guitar in his teens, transcribing from recordings featuring

Art Tatum Arthur Tatum Jr. (, October 13, 1909 – November 5, 1956) was an American jazz pianist who is widely regarded as one of the greatest in his field. From early in his career, Tatum's technical ability was regarded by fellow musicians as extraord ...

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, and Clifford Brown. Besides taking lessons, he attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he also played with

Nick Brignola Nicholas Thomas "Nick" Brignola (July 17, 1936 – February 8, 2002) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist. Biography Brignola was born on July 17, 1936 in Troy, New York. He was born into a musical family in which his father played the tu ...

and

Bob Mover Bob Mover (born March 22, 1952) is an alto, tenor and soprano jazz saxophonist and a vocalist. His father was a musician who played professionally including stints with the Charlie Spivak orchestra. He started playing the alto saxophone at age ...

. He is self-taught on double bass and performed with musicians at hotels in the Catskill Mountains. He continued to play bass in New York City with

Freddy Cole Lionel Frederick Cole (October 15, 1931 – June 27, 2020) was an American jazz singer and pianist whose recording career spanned almost 70 years. He was the brother of musicians Nat King Cole, Eddie Cole, and Ike Cole, father of Lionel Cole, a ...

and

Buddy DeFranco Boniface Ferdinand Leonard "Buddy" DeFranco (February 17, 1923 – December 24, 2014) was an Italian-American jazz clarinetist. In addition to his work as a bandleader, DeFranco led the Glenn Miller Orchestra for almost a decade in the 1960s and ...

. Beginning in 1984, he played guitar for several years in the Artie Shaw Orchestra led by Dick Johnson in addition to learning the trumpet. He recorded and toured with his father, saxophonist

. In the 1990s, he was a member of the Carmen Leggio quartet with

Bill Crow William Orval Crow (born December 27, 1927) is an American jazz bassist. Among other work, Crow was the long-term bassist in saxophonist Gerry Mulligan's bands in the 1950s and 1960s. Early life Crow was born on December 27, 1927, in Othello, ...

. His daughter Shaye Cohn plays cornet with Tuba Skinny.

Discography

As leader

* ''Two Funky People'' (

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, 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 Peter Beets (born 12 June 1971) is a Dutch jazz pianist. He has shared the stage with Chick Corea, Wynton Marsalis, Dee Dee Bridgewater, George Coleman, Johnny Griffin, Chris Potter (jazz saxophonist), Chris Potter, Kurt Rosenwinkel and John Cla ...

* ''New Groove'' (Criss Cross, 2007) * ''Chopin Meets the Blues'' (Criss Cross, 2010) With

* ''From Birdland to Broadway'' (Venus, 1996) * ''Jazz Anecdotes'' (Venus, 1997) * ''From Birdland to Broadway II'' (Venus, 2009) With

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

Al Grey Al Grey (June 6, 1925 – March 24, 2000) was an American jazz trombonist who was a member of the Count Basie orchestra. He was known for his plunger mute technique and wrote an instructional book in 1987 called ''Plunger Techniques''. Care ...

* '' 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 Jay Leonhart (born December 6, 1940) is a double bassist, singer, and songwriter who has worked in jazz and popular music. He has performed with Judy Garland, Bucky Pizzarelli, Carly Simon, Frank Sinatra, and Sting. Leonhart is noted for his cle ...

* ''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 * Totti Bergh, ''Remember'' (Gemini, 1995) *

, ''Overtones'' (Concord Jazz, 1982) *

Kenny Davern John Kenneth Davern (January 7, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an American jazz clarinetist. Biography He was born in Huntington, Long Island, to a family of mixed Jewish and Irish-Catholic ancestry. His mother's family originally came from ...

Joe Temperley Joe Temperley (20 September 1929 – 11 May 2016) was a Scottish jazz saxophonist. He performed with various instruments, but was most associated with the baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, and bass clarinet. Life Temperley was born in Cowd ...

, ''Live at the Floating Jazz Festival'' (Chiaroscuro, 2000) * Bob Dorough, ''Too Much Coffee Man'' (Blue Note, 2000) * George Gee, ''Setting the Pace'' (GJazz, 2004) * Jesse Green, ''Lift Off'' (Chiaroscuro, 1993) *

Eddie Higgins Edward Haydn Higgins (February 21, 1932 – August 31, 2009) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and orchestrator. His performance and composition in 1959's " Cry of Jazz" is preserved in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry. Bi ...

, ''Moonlight Becomes You'' (Venus, 2003) * Carmen Leggio, ''Carmen Leggio Quartet Featuring Joe Cohn'' (Mighty Quinn, 2007) * Andy McGhee, ''Could It Be'' (Mags 1992) *

Dave McKenna Dave McKenna (May 30, 1930 – October 18, 2008) was an American jazz pianist known primarily as a solo pianist and for his " three-handed" swing style. He was a significant figure in the evolution of jazz piano. Career He was born in Woonsock ...

, Daryl Sherman ''Jubilee'' (Arbors, 2000) *

Ken Peplowski Ken Peplowski (born May 23, 1959) is an American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, and known primarily for playing swing music. For over a decade, Peplowski recorded for Concord Records. In ...

, ''Easy to Remember'' (Nagel Heyer, 2004) *

Dayna Stephens Dayna Stephens (born August 1, 1978) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. In addition to leading his own group, Stephens has performed extensively with Kenny Barron, Ambrose Akinmusire, Taylor Eigsti, Julian Lage, Eric Harland, and Ger ...

, ''New Day: The Emeryville Sessions Vol 3'' (Vegamusic, 2014) *

Doug Webb Doug Webb (born 1960) is an American jazz saxophonist.AllMusic credits/ref> Early life and education Born in Chicago, Webb moved to California with his family at the age of three. He graduated from Edison High School in Huntington Beach, Cal ...

, Fabio Jegher, ''Warm Feelings'' (Getty, 2009) * Frank Wess, ''Surprise! Surprise!'' (Gemini, 1994) * Claude Williams, ''Swingin' the Blues'' (Bullseye, 2000)

References

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