EMMET COHEN: VIBE PROVIDER

EMMET COHEN: VIBE PROVIDER

new album out now.

recommended by Norman Warwick

Funmi Ononaiye was the Vibe Provider, but he taught us all that we have that inside of us.

We all have the ability to change someone´s world for a minute, or a lifetime. That was the concept of this album.

Critically acclaimed pianist, composer and bandleader Emmet Cohen has travelled the world with his sold out performances, created and hosted the “most highly watched regular online jazz show in the world” (The Guardian) with Live From Emmet’s Place, and has earned a reputation for cultivating an atmosphere with his musicality for generations of musicians to find new inspiration. However, it’s his friendship with jazz legend Michael Funmi Ononaiye, the iconic Vibe Provider, that has profoundly shaped his musical journey since 2012. On Vibe Provider, Cohen presents a masterful blend of original compositions and beloved classics, dedicated to his friend and mentor, Funmi, alongside an all-star band including: Bruce Harris (trumpet), Tivon Pennicott (tenor saxophone), Frank Lacy (trombone), Cecily Petrarca (koshkah), Philip Norris (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums), Kyle Poole (drums, producer).