At only 30 years old, pianist Emmet Cohen - the winner of the American Pianists Association's 2019 Cole Porter Fellowship - has made a name for himself performing/recording with such jazz masters as Jimmy Cobb, Ron Carter, Benny Golson, Tootie Heath and George Coleman, among others. On his new Mack Avenue album, Future Stride Cohen revisits jazz's earliest forms through a progressive lens with fine support from bassist Russell Hall, drummer Kyle Poole, trumpeter Marquis Hill and saxophonist Melissa Aldana.

REVIEW:

Future Stride takes listeners on a nostalgic journey through stride’s heyday but also reports on the current state of jazz. Cohen is adept at a myriad of styles, yet what sets him apart from other musicians of his generation is his ability to seamlessly marry the vintage and the modern, and in so doing attract a diverse group of enthusiasts.

--JazzTimes (Veronica Johnson)