Wednesday, October 30, 2024
My new solo vibraphone arrangement of Kampala Moon from my hour-long suite ‘The River’ is now available! Written for four mallets, it is a short concert piece intended…
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Chamber Music America spoke with Ryan Cohan about his journey as a composer, his experiences on the road and what he’s been up to with his 2023 grant…
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Excited to have been awarded the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra‘s 8th Annual George Duke Commissioning Prize. This prize was created to honor the legacy of George Duke, SJO’s Co-Music…
Monday, July 17, 2023
Thrilled to be a recipient of the New Jazz Works commissioning award from Chamber Music America and the Doris Duke Foundation! I will be composing a new work…
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Very happy to share the news that I have been awarded the Creator Fund Grant from New Music USA! I’ll use this support to compose music for small…
Saturday, February 11, 2023
Happy Birthday to the late great Otis Clay. Had the good fortune of arranging music for Otis and the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra as part of WTTW’s 50th…
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Having Finale setup for the way you work and how your scores/parts need to appear isvital for working efficiently and rapidly with the program. See how long-time Finale…
Monday, September 26, 2022
Had fantastic time playing the Hyde Park Jazz Festival in Chicago with my quartet-mates John Wojciechowski, Ethan Philion and Neil Hemphill. The community vibe at this fest, the…
Thursday, June 2, 2022
As a long-time user of Finale music notation software, I was very happy to be invited by MakeMusic to contribute to the Finale Blog. In this interview, we…
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Had an extraordinary two weeks conducting, teaching, performing and hanging in beautiful Guimarães, PORTUGAL as artist-in-residence with my quintet (w/ Tito Carrillo, Scott Burns, Lorin Cohen & George…
