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.

All BJS memberships have been sold, but we always have a few tickets available
for each specific concerts.  If you would like to be placed on a waiting list for a
particular concert, please email Mike Samball and you will be notified when
general admission tickets become available. 

FOR BOISE JAZZ SOCIETY MEMBERS
Can’t make the Concert?

We have another "sold-out" season and a long "waiting list" for general admission concert tickets.  Please contact Mike Samball ASAP,  if you are not able to attend the upcoming concert on Sunday 29, 2018.

The Emmet Cohen
with Kyle Poole and Russell Hall

Sunday, November 4, 2018
Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room
Boise Community Jazz Symposium, 4 - 5 pm
Free: All Students and Public Welcome
Limited General Admission Availability
Concert, 7 - 9 pm
Doors Open @ 6 pm
Hors d'oeuvres and Adult Beverages Available

Monday, November 5, 2018
Boise Jazz Society Educational Events
@ Boise State University featuring
The Emmet Cohen Trio
Boise State Morrison Center Recital Hall
Free, Jazz Inform-ance, 4 - 5:15 pm
Free, Jazz Clinics, 5:30 - 6:30 pm

        Multifaceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen has emerged as one of his generation's pivotal figures in 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." In the same spirit, Cohen himself has noted that playing 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 of a seasoned veteran and the passion of an artist fully devoted to his medium.
         Emmet Cohen's exacting keyboard artistry has garnered numerous accolades from the international jazz community. He placed first in both the American Jazz Pianists competition (2014) and the Phillips Piano Competition at the University of West Florida (2011). He was a finalist in the prestigious American Pianists Association's Cole Porter Fellowship (2015, 2011) and the Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition (2011). Cohen has appeared in world-renowned jazz events, including the Newport, Monterey, North Sea, Bern, Edinburgh, Detroit, and Jerusalem jazz festivals, as well as the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia. He has also performed at the Village Vanguard, the Blue Note, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Birdland, Jazz Standard, London's Ronnie Scott's, Jazzhaus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Lincoln Center's Rose Hall, the Cotton Club in Tokyo, and the Kennedy Center, and was received in the Oval Office by President Obama. He is currently Hammond B-3 organist-in-residence at Harlem's SMOKE jazz club.

Cohen holds a Masters Degree from the Manhattan School of Music and a Bachelors Degree from the University of Miami's Frost School of Music, where he studied with esteemed pianist and educator Shelly Berg. In his formative years he was tutored in classical piano at the Manhattan School of Music's Pre-College Division.

Please visit: http://emmetcohen.com/

Check out Emmet's trio, "Live at Dizzy's, Jazz at Lincoln Center"

     Hailed by Jazz Speaks as a "young prodigious drummer", Los Angeles native Kyle Poole has been residing in New York City since 2011 and continues to impress wherever his drums take him next. Along with his band of fellow NY jazz upstarts aptly titled "Poole & the Gang", Kyle has performed in New York's most esteemed jazz clubs, notably Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola & SMOKE Jazz, culminating in a weekly residency at Small's Jazz Club lasting nearly 3 years. One of Poole's chief missions, is to expand jazz's audience by incorporating all dance styles of music, reaching back to ragtime & bebop, while forging ahead all the way to funk, hip-hop & beyond. With the constant fluctuation of genre, rhythm & harmony, "Poole & the Gang" connects these musical dots in a uniquely improvised fashion, while audiences worldwide are delighted to simply, "go with the flow."  Recently Poole has been expanding his reach, recording and performing extensively worldwide.    In 2016 alone, he performed in London, Budapest, France, Switzerland, Stockholm, Italy, Spain, and all over the United States with musicians such as Wynton Marsalis, Joey Alexander, Melissa Aldana, Emmet Cohen and many others. Passionate about arts education, he has been involved in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s outreach program (Jazz for Young People) presenting interactive performances while introducing jazz to students in the New York metropolitan area.

Growing up in Los Angeles, Poole was introduced to Jazz through the Thelonious Monk Institute’s tireless efforts towards jazz outreach. The “Monk Institute” sent jazz instructors to Poole’s high school located in Los Angeles’ inner city and presented a yearly concert featuring the likes of Herbie Hancock, Roy Hargrove, and Bobby Watson. Being involved in these concerts sparked Kyle’s interest in pursuing a music career. Fatefully, it was the Institute's famed Monk Competition that gave Poole his first taste of notoriety in 2012, when he was selected as one of 12 finalists from around the world under age 30 to compete. It was in 2011 that Poole moved to New York City and attended the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. Not long after Poole’s arrival to the New York "scene" he was working with notable musicians such as Mike Ledonne, Peter Bernstein, and Orrin Evans.  With an indelible spirit on and off the drums, Poole's star continues to rise, as one of the brightest young beacons of Jazz in the twenty-first century.

Please visit: http://www.kylepooledrums.com

       Russell Hall is a Grammy and Emmy nominated bassist, singer, composer and educator who performs domestically and internationally. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, he currently resides in the mecca for jazz in the world, New York City. He started playing the double bass at the age of 14 when he was invited to attend Dillard Center For the Arts as a part of the jazz ensemble. While at Dillard, Russell took part in the internationally acclaimed Essentially Ellington Jazz Competition where the ensemble placed first from 2011-2012 and second place in 2010. Additionally, Russell was awarded the prize of "Most Outstanding Bassist" all three years of his participation. While in high school, he also garnered national acclaim as a member of the 2012 Jazz Band of America, the Vail Jazz Workshop, as well as being a Young Arts and Grammy Jazz Ensemble Finalist. A highlight for Hall also included a write up in Jet Magazine by jazz ambassador Wynton Marsalis as being "A Jazz Star of The Future" while at the tender age of 17. Russell is a graduate of the prestigious Juilliard School where he was a student of master bassists Ron Carter and Ben Wolfe. Currently, Russell can be seen at some of New York's most renowned jazz venues such as Jazz At Lincoln Center, Small's, Smoke, The Blue Note, The Jazz Standard and Ginny's Supper Club with artists such as Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Wayne Shorter, Roy Haynes, The Heath Brothers, Jon Hendricks, Kathleen Battle, Herlin Riley, Cyrus Chestnut, Jimmy Cobb, Jon Batiste and Stay Human, Mwenso and the Shakes, Emmet Cohen and Harold Mabern among others. Russell was also a part of the EMMY nominated film "HBO: Masterclass with Wynton Marsalis" where he along with other students were coached by Marsalis and featured in a performance with the Marsalis. Russell has also been fortunate to bring jazz around the world at venues in Japan, Israel, Russia, Europe, Cape Verde, South America and his home, the Caribbean. Please visit:  http://www.russellhallbass.com

FOR BOISE JAZZ SOCIETY MEMBERS

Can’t make the Concert?

We have another "sold-out" season and a long "waiting list" for general admission concert tickets.  Please contact Mike Samball ASAP,  if you are not able to attend the upcoming concert on Sunday 29, 2018.

Spread the Word about our Free Jazz Ed Events

Please let your family, friends, and neighbors know of all the free events associated with our upcoming artists' two-day stay in Boise.  This is a great opportunity for young and old to experience the best in world-class jazz--Live!

Reserve and Non-reserved Seating Policy & Buffet Information

If you plan to arrive early, have a seat in the 365 Lounge and enjoy the music and a beverage--Sapphire Room doors open at 6 p.m. 

We have moved to a combination of reserved and non-reserved tiered membership pricings. We expect more development on the pre-concert, seating system as we approach the season opener.

Jazz Education Contribution Campaign

Thanks so much to all who have contributed in support of our vital BJS jazz education mission.  We trust that many more of you will contribute for the 2019-19 season making it possible for us to continue the Free, Boise Community Jazz Symposium and the many jazz education activities benefiting Boise State University and community jazz students.  Donors receive priority seating choices for future seasons.

Campaign for Continued Excellence

To assure the future quality and stability of the Boise Jazz Society, we are engaged in a Campaign for Continued Excellence.  Season subscribers who also contribute to this campaign at the $750 level or above receive priority seating choices for the 2019-2020 season.

Concert Sponsorship Available

Help sustain world-class jazz artistry in Boise by sponsoring one of our 6-concert subscription series for 2018-19.  A $2500 Concert Sponsorship associate's your name or company with internationally-acclaimed artists and assures that the BJS continues to bring you the very best in the world of jazz today.  Contact Mike Samball to find out more about the many benefits of contributing to the Boise Jazz Society.