Joe Cohn

{{Short description|American jazz guitarist (born 1956)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Joe Cohn | image = | caption = | birth_name = Joseph Mark Cohn | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|12|28}} | birth_place = [[Flushing, New York]], U.S. | genre = Jazz | occupation = Musician | instrument = Guitar | years_active = 1980s–present | website = {{URL|joecohn.com}} }}

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

==Career== The son of [[Al Cohn]],<ref name="New Grove">{{cite book |last1=Kennedy |first1=Gary |editor1-last=Kernfeld |editor1-first=Barry |title=The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz |date=2002 |publisher=Grove's Dictionaries |location=New York |isbn=1-56159-284-6 |page=469 |volume=1 |edition=2nd }}</ref> he started to play the guitar in his teens, transcribing from recordings featuring [[Art Tatum]], [[Thad Jones]], and [[Clifford Brown]].<ref name="New Grove" /> Besides taking lessons, he attended the [[Berklee College of Music]] in [[Boston]], where he also played with [[Nick Brignola]] and [[Bob Mover]].<ref name="New Grove" /> He is self-taught on double bass and performed with musicians at hotels in the [[Catskill Mountains]].<ref name="New Grove" /> He continued to play bass in New York City with [[Freddy Cole]] and [[Buddy DeFranco]].<ref name="New Grove" /> Beginning in 1984, he played guitar for several years in the Artie Shaw Orchestra led by [[Dick Johnson (clarinetist)|Dick Johnson]] in addition to learning the trumpet.<ref name="New Grove" /> He recorded and toured with his father, saxophonist [[Al Cohn]].<ref name="New Grove" /> In the 1990s, he was a member of the [[Carmen Leggio]] quartet with [[Bill Crow]].<ref name="New Grove" />

His daughter Shaye Cohn plays cornet with [[Tuba Skinny]].

==Discography== ===As leader=== * ''Two Funky People'' ([[Double-Time Records|Double-Time]], 1997) * ''Restless'' ([[Arbors Records|Arbors]], 2007) * ''Shared Contemplations'' ([[Criss Cross Jazz|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 (musician)|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 (musician)|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) * [[Al Cohn]], ''Overtones'' (Concord Jazz, 1982) * [[Kenny Davern]] & [[Joe Temperley]], ''Live at the Floating Jazz Festival'' (Chiaroscuro, 2000) * [[Bob Dorough]], ''Too Much Coffee Man'' (Blue Note, 2000) * [[George Gee (bandleader)|George Gee]], ''Setting the Pace'' (GJazz, 2004) * [[Jesse Green (jazz musician)|Jesse Green]], ''Lift Off'' (Chiaroscuro, 1993) * [[Eddie Higgins]], ''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]], Daryl Sherman ''Jubilee'' (Arbors, 2000) * [[Ken Peplowski]], ''Easy to Remember'' (Nagel Heyer, 2004) * [[Dayna Stephens]], ''New Day: The Emeryville Sessions Vol 3'' (Vegamusic, 2014) * [[Doug Webb]], Fabio Jegher, ''Warm Feelings'' (Getty, 2009) * [[Frank Wess]], ''Surprise! Surprise!'' (Gemini, 1994) * [[Claude Williams (musician)|Claude Williams]], ''Swingin' the Blues'' (Bullseye, 2000)

==References== {{reflist}}

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