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Join Arizona Arts Live and the Tucson Jazz Festival for a powerful performance by Emmet Cohen Trio, Lewis Nash and the Soul Jazz All Stars. Multifaceted, American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen joins Grammy-winning drummer Lewis Nash center stage alongside the Soul Jazz All-Stars in an explosive experience coming to the Rialto Theatre.
Emmet Cohen is the winner of the 2019 American Pianists Awards, the Cole Porter Fellow of the American Pianists Association and Artist-in-Residence at the University of Indianapolis. He has appeared at major international jazz festivals, Lincoln Center's Rose Hall and Washington's Kennedy Center, in addition to headlining at the Village Vanguard and other major New York jazz clubs.
A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Lewis Nash appears in over 500 recordings, including 10 Grammy winners and numerous Grammy nominees. Universally recognized as one of the great drummers in jazz history, his illustrious career spans over four decades. In 2012, The Nash, a jazz education center and performance venue named in Lewis's honor, was established in his hometown.
Emmet Cohen and Lewis Nash are joined by the Soul Jazz All-Star musicians, including pianist Bobby Floyd, saxophonist Ricky Woodard and guitarist Russell Malone.