CMA 2014 New Works Award

I am honored to be a recipient of Chamber Music America’s 2014 New Jazz Works Grant supported by The Doris Duke Foundation! The new project will feature my…

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New Film Music Page Now Online!

A new Film Music page is now available on this site featuring some of my work from the Sundance Composers Lab as well as other cues I have composed. You can click…

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Back from The Sundance Composers Lab at Skywalker Ranch

Just returned from an incredibly inspiring two weeks with Sundance Institute’s Music and Sound Design Lab at Skywalker Ranch where I had the opportunity to collaborate with an…

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2014 Sundance Film Composer Fellowship

I am thrilled and honored to have been selected as a Feature Film Fellow for Sundance Institute’s Music and Sound Design Lab at Skywalker Sound this July! “At the Music…

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RYAN COHAN SEPTET LIVE: NEW VIDEOS NOW ONLINE

New live performance videos are now available on my YouTube channel.  I am very pleased to share these with you as they capture my septet at The Iridium in…

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‘The River’ chosen in The Chicago Tribune’s “Best Jazz Shows of 2013”!

The River has been appearing on several recently published “Best of 2013” lists including those by Something Else!, Nippertown!, J Hunter (Jazz Journal Association), Bob McWilliams and Jazz After…

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Downbeat Feature

I am honored to be featured in the ‘Players’ section of Downbeat Magazine’s January 2014 issue! Written by Michael Jackson, the piece discusses the music on my latest…

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September CD release events and other notable performances!

This month, I have several performances that I am very excited about.  In Chicago, the official CD release events for my new album ‘The River‘ are happening at…

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New CD ‘The River’ released today!!!

THRILLED to announce my new CD ‘The River’ is officially released today on Motéma!! This is a very special project for me that was three years in the…

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Welcome!

Thanks for visiting my new cyber diggs!  This is the official online resource to get the latest info on my performance and writing activities, listen to samples of…

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