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Education:
- 1991,
1993: Received Blue Note scholarship to study
at Skidmore Jazz Institute in New York
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1993: Received bachelor's degree in jazz studies
from DePaul University.
Performance:
- 1995-present:
Member of the Orbert Davis Group. Performance activities
with this group have included tours of Brazil, Korea,
and Ukraine, and the critically acclaimed debut performance
at Symphony Center in Chicago of Davis' Concerto For
Jazz, Quartet and Orchestra. Also featured on Orbert
Davis' With Strings Attached, a nationally
released video featuring the Orbert Davis Group plus
an eleven-piece string section as well as Orbert's
brand new CD, Priority on 316 Jazz.
- 1996:
Recorded first solo album, Real World,
with many top Chicago jazz artists as well as members
of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Co-produced with
Cliff Colnot.
- 1997:
Composed four compositions including title track for
jazz artist, Ramsey Lewis' 1998 GRP release, Dance
Of The Soul.
- 1998-1999:
Arranged five of the selections on Ramsey Lewis' 1999
release on Narada Records, Appassionata.
This album was named "jazz album of the year 2000"
by Billboard Magazine.
- 1999:
Performed in concert with The Chicago Chamber Musicians
as a guest artist.
- 1995,
1998, 1999, 2001, 2003: Faculty member of the
New York State Summer School Of The Arts.
- Performed
in concert with jazz artists such as Freddie Hubbard,
Curtis Fuller, Jon Faddis, Regina Carter, Kurt Elling,
Pat La Barbera, Joe La Barbera, Todd Coolman, Nick
Brignola, Kent Jordan, and Michal Urbaniak.
- 2000:
Recorded and produced second solo album of all original
compositions, Here and Now, which was
picked up by the U.K. based Sirocco Jazz label and
released internationally in the fall of 2001. Five
of nine selections were co-produced with Cliff Colnot.
- 2000:
Received Artists Fellowship Grant from the Illinois
Arts Council for Composition
-
2001: Contributed a composition on Ramsey Lewis'
latest recording on Narada Records, Meant To
Be.
- 2001:
Debuted arrangement of Duke Ellington's The Star-Crossed
Lovers in New York in a performance by Curtis Fuller,
Dick Oatts, Vince DiMartino, Frank Mantooth, Todd
Coolman, and Ed Shaughnessey.
- 2001:
Music director for the Chicago Human Rhythm Project's
tap dance festival
- 2001:
Featured performer at the Chicago Jazz Festival with
Orbert Davis, and Franz Jackson.
- 2001:
Ryan Cohan Quartet fall West Coast tour featuring
Bob Sheppard, James Cammack and Joe La Barbera.
- 2001:
Performed CD release concert with original sextet
at The Jazz Showcase in Chicago.
- 2002:
Composed and produced original soundtrack to Michael
Frolichstein's independently released short film,
Dog Walker.
- 2003:
Featured performer/clinician at the Purdue Jazz Festival
- 2003:
Featured performer/clinician at the New Trier Jazz
Festival
- 2003:
Headline performer at the Neenah Jazz Festival in
Neenah, WI
- 2003:
Performed solo piano set at Symphony Center in Chicago
as part of a concert event promoted as featuring "nine
of the city's best performers."
- 2003:
Headline performer/clinician at the Bloomington Jazz
Festival in Bloomington, IN
- 2004:
Featured performer at the Marshall Vente Jazz Festival
at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago
- 2004:
Featured performer with sextet at the Chicago Jazz
Festival
- 2004:
Pianist with Orbert Davis' Chicago Jazz Philharmonic
in debut concert at Chicago Jazz Festival
- 2005:
Featured performer at the IAJE Convention in Chicago,
IL
- 2005,
2004: Featured performer at the Medicine Hat Jazz
Festival in Medicine Hat, AB Canada
- 2005:
Featured performer at The Calgary Jazz Festival in
AB, Canada
- 2006: Featured on double-bill concert with The Bobby Hutcherson
Quartet at The Medicine Hat Jazz Festival(Esplanade
Theatre), AB Canada.
- 2006: Debuted 'One Sky: Tone Poems For Humanity'(commissioned
by Chamber Music America NY) with RC Sextet in concert
at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY to two standing
ovations.
- 2007: Ryan Cohan Sextet featured at the Winter Jazz Fair
sponsored by The Jazz Institute Of Chicago.
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2007: Ryan Cohan Quartet selected by panel
led by Wynton Marsalis for the 2007-2008 Rhythm
Road program sponsored by Jazz At Lincoln
Center and the U.S. Department Of State.
- 2008: Ryan Cohan Quartet selected for the 2008-2009 Rhythm Road program sponsored by Jazz At Lincoln Center and the U.S. Department Of State.
- 2009: Ryan Cohan Quartet Tour of Ukraine and Crimea sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Kiev
Writing:
- 1997:
Composed four compositions including title track for
jazz artist, Ramsey Lewis' 1998 GRP release, Dance
Of The Soul.
- 1998-1999:
Arranged five of the selections on Ramsey Lewis' 1999
release on Narada Records, Appassionata.
This album was named "jazz album of the year
2000" by Billboard Magazine.
- 1999:
Arranged piano parts for Daniel Baremboim's Tribute
To Ellington on Telarc records produced by
Cliff Colnot.
- 2000:
Received Artists Fellowship Grant from the Illinois
Arts Council for Composition.
- 2001:
Contributed a composition on Ramsey Lewis' latest
recording on Narada Records, Meant To Be.
- 2001:
Debuted arrangement of Duke Ellington's The Star-Crossed
Lovers in New York in a performance by Curtis Fuller,
Dick Oatts, Vince DiMartino, Frank Mantooth, Todd
Coolman, and Ed Shaughnessey.
- 2002:
Composed and produced original soundtrack to Michael
Frolichstein's independently released short film,
Dog Walker.
- 2004:
Commissioned to write solo piano works for Ramsey
Lewis.
- 2004:
Arranged for Richard Marx.
- 2005:
Composer of the theme to The
Legends Of Jazz TV show hosted by Ramsey Lewis
- 2005:
Arranged for The Grant Park Orchestra and Otis Clay
in a televised concert event celebrating WTTW Chicago's
50th Anniversary.
- 2005:
Awarded the 'New Works: Creation and Presentation
Grant' from Chamber Music America.
- 2006: Awarded the CAAP Grant by The City Of Chicago
- 2007: Composed and produced the original score to the feature
film, Tapioca,
starring Ben Vereen and Mike Houlihan. In addition
to to Ryan performing on the soundtrack, featured
artists include John Moulder, Orbert Davis, Geof Bradfield,
Tom Garling, Kobie Watkins, and The McLin Ensemble.
- 2007: Awarded The Artist's Fellowship Grant from The Illinois
Arts Council for composition.
- 2007: Awarded the CAAP Grant by The City Of Chicago.
- 2008: Ryan's score for 'Tapioca' is nominated for The Park City Film Music Festival's 'Best Impact Of Music In A Full-Length Feature Film’ award
- 2008: Awarded the 'Encore Grant' from Chamber Music America
- 2008: Awarded the 'New Works: Creation and Presentation Grant' from Chamber Music America
- 2009: Awarded 2009 Guggenheim Fellowship for Composition
- 2010: Composer Assistance Program Award for 'The River' from American Music Center
Recording:
(As
a leader)
(As
a sideman)
- 1992:
DePaul University I, Have You Heard
- 1993:
Byron Febbs, Blue With Envy(Lakeshore
Jazz)
- 1995:
Orbert Davis, With Strings Attached(Copia)
- 1996:
Tom Hipskind, Circle Of Friends
- 1999:
Sergio Pires, Umbigo(Dende Music)
- 1999:
Natalia Nazarova, Listen With Your Heart(The
Orchard)
- 2001:
Orbert Davis, Priority(316 Jazz)
- 2004:
Orbert Davis, Blue Notes(316 Jazz)
- 2004: David Bloom/Cliff Colnot, Duende
- 2006:
(arranger): John Moulder, Trinity
- 2006: Ed Breazeale, Just Beyond
- 2007:
(piano, producer): Sabina L. Lilly, Let
The Music Speak
- 2008: Orbert Davis, Collective Creativity(316 Jazz)
- 2009: Kobie Watkins, Involved(Origin Records)
(Commercials)
- Bravo
Card
- Nissan
- Sears
- Oprah
Winfrey
- Budweiser
- Toyota
Teaching:
- 1995,
1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004: Faculty member of
the New York State Summer School Of The Arts.
- 1993-present:
Represented Urban Gateways in a variety of contexts
working with students in schools in the greater Chicago
area.
- 1997-2000,
2005: Accompanist/Instructor at The Bloom School
Of Jazz in Chicago
- 2001-present:
Clinician at:
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New Trier HS(Winnetka, IL)
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Bloomington High School South(Bloomington, IN)
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Northern Illinois University(DeKalb, IL)
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LaFayette Jefferson HS(LaFayette, IN)
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North Central HS(Indianapolis, IN)
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Purdue University(West LaFayette, IN)
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Centre College(Danville, KY)
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Youth Performing Arts School(Louisville, KY)
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Skidmore College(Saratoga Springs, NY)
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Medicine Hat College(Medicine Hat, AB CANADA)
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Columbia College(Chicago, IL)
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LaPorte High School(LaPorte, IN)
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University Of Louisville(Louisville, KY)
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Cuyahoga Community College(Cleveland, OH)
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Niles North HS(Skokie, IL)
- 1993-present:
Private instruction on piano, composing and arranging.
- 2008-present: Assistant Director Of Jazz Ensembles, University Of Illinois At Chicago
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