The Boise Jazz Society is a Boise, Idaho ~ Boise State University community-engagement partnership, supporting jazz performance, jazz education, and the promotion of jazz as a living American art form.

2019-20 Memberships Still Available to the General Public!

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General Admission single tickets available by 10/10 for the 8 pm Concert.

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General Admission single tickets may become available for the 5 pm Concert.

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The Boise Jazz Society presents

The Emmet Cohen Trio
featuring iconic saxophonist Houston Person

with bassist Yasushi Nakamura and Evan Sherman on drum set

November 3 & 4*, 2019
Sponsored Dara and Joe Longobardi

The Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room
All Seating Reserved | Food & Beverages Available | Free Parking
New This Season | Two Sunday Concerts | 5 ~ 6:30 pm & 8 ~ 9:30 pm
5 pm Memberships & Student Discounts Available
General Admission Tickets $50 ~ $55

*Free, Jazz Education Events
Boise State University
Morrison Center Recital Hall

Recent grand-prize winner of the American Pianists Association’s 2019 Cole Porter Fellowship, rising star Emmet Cohen brings his acclaimed trio to the Sapphire Room for two, Sunday concerts at 5 and 8 pm.. A dynamic and charismatic performer, Emmet Cohen possesses wide-ranging talents that are invigorating the contemporary arts world both at home and abroad and are enthusiastically received the world over.

Multifaceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen is in the vanguard of his generation's advancement of music and the related arts. A recognized prodigy, Cohen began Suzuki method piano instruction at age three, and his playing quickly became a mature melding of musicality, technique, and concept. Downbeat observed that his "nimble touch, measured stride and warm harmonic vocabulary indicate he's above any convoluted technical showmanship." Cohen notes that performing jazz is "about communicating the deepest levels of humanity and individuality; it's essentially about connections," both among musicians and with audiences. He leads his namesake ensemble, the "Emmet Cohen Trio," is a vibrant solo performer, and is in constant demand as a sideman. Possessing a fluid technique, an innovative tonal palette, and an extensive repertoire, Cohen plays with the command and passion of an artist fully devoted to his medium.

Please visit: http://emmetcohen.com/

Tenor saxophonist Houston Person is one of the most soulful jazz players on the scene today. A musician who pays close attention to melody and has a deep sense of the blues, Person extends the tradition of Gene Ammons and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and keeps the soul-jazz flames alive.

Remodeled  Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room

The Art of World Class Jazz and Fine Dining