Review: Ragtime and much more from jazz pianist Emmet Cohen | iNFOnews | Thompson-Okanagan's News Source
Steven Wine This cover image released by Mack Avenue Records shows "Future Stride" by Emmet Cohen. (Mack Avenue Records via AP) January 26, 2021 - 9:13 AM Emmet Cohen, "Future Strideâ (Mack Avenue Records) Stride provides a starting point on jazz pianist Emmet Cohen's new album. The opening cut, âSymphonic Raps,â is a New Orleans ragtime tune recorded by Louis Armstrong nearly a century ago, and Cohen plays it as though his piano is rolling downhill, accelerating until he leaves the rhythm section behind. That momentum sends Cohen on an exploration o...