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One Sky
"'One Sky' is a significant achievement...establishes [Ryan] as a potentially distinctive voice in jazz."-- Howard Reich, ChicagoTribune (best of 2007 list)
"There is no doubt that Ryan Cohan is an extraordinary pianist." --Rochester City Newspaper
Featuring: Ryan Cohan: piano, Bob Sheppard: Tenor / Soprano Saxophones & Flutes, Geof Bradfield: Tenor /Soprano Saxophones & Bass Clarinet, Tito Carrillo: Trumpet / Flugelhorn, James Cammack: Bass, Lorin Cohen: Bass, Kobie Watkins: Drums, Jea Christophe-Leroy: Percussion, Ruben Alvarez: Shekere
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"Here
and Now is a true piece of art. In fact if this
music were a painting, the intriguing layers of color
would be dazzling to the eyes. Don't be surprised to
see many awards garnered from this rare masterpiece"--Robert
Irving III from the Chicago Firefly.
Featuring:
Ryan Cohan: Piano, Bob Sheppard: Tenor/Soprano Saxophones
& Flute, Jim Gailloreto: Tenor/Soprano Saxophones
& Flute, Geof Bradfield: Tenor/ Soprano Saxophone,
Scott Burns: Tenor/Soprano Saxophone, Tito Carrillo:
Trumpet/Flugelhorn, James Cammack: Bass, Lorin Cohen:
Bass, Dana Hall: Drums, Tom Hipskind: Drums, Ruben Alvarez:
Percussion, Dede Sampaio: Percussion.
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"Ryan
is a heavyweight composer and pianist who must be heard.
This is music for those who have the capacity to think
fast and comprehend creative modern jazz of the highest
order."--Marshall Vente, Jazz Institute of Chicago,
June 2000.
Featuring:
Ryan Cohan: Piano, Jim Gailloreto: Woodwinds, Paul Mertens:
Soprano Saxophone, Mitch Paliga: Tenor Saxophone, Linda
Van Dyke: Clarinet, Orbert Davis: Trumpet/Flugelhorn,
Ed Harrison: Vibes, John McLean: Electric/Acoustic Guitars,
James Cammack: Fretless/Fretted Bass Guitars & Acoustic
Bass, Tom Hipskind: Drums, Frank Parker, Jr.: Drums,
Tim Mulvenna: Drums, Dede Sampaio: Percussion, Mary
Stolper: Alto Flute, Stephen Balderston: Cello 1, Gary
Stucka: Cello 2.
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"Lewis'
best effort in nine years. Part of the credit goes
to Chicago pianist Ryan Cohan, whom Lewis recruited
to write four of the songs. Cohan is clearly a find."--Paul
J. MacArthur, Jazz USA, August 1998.
Featuring:
Ramsey Lewis: Steinway Grand Piano/Fender Rhodes Electric
Piano, Michael Logan: Electric Keyboards, Kevin Randolph:
Electric Keyboards, Orbert Davis: Trumpet/Flugelhorn,
Alejo Poveda: Percussion, Oscar Seaton: Drums, Charles
Webb: Bass, Henry Johnson: Guitar, Fareed Haque: Guitar,
Donica Henderson: Lead/Background Vocals, Steve Hardeman:
Background Vocals, Lambert A. Waldrip II: Drum Programming,
J.W. James Memorial A.M.E. Church Choir, Gloria Johnson:
Musician/Director
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Ryan
Cohan contributed five arrangements to this CD, which
received the Billboard Magazine award for jazz
album of the year 2000.
Featuring:
Ramsey Lewis: Steinway Concert Grand Piano, Larry Gray:
Upright Acoustic Bass, and Ernie Adams: Drums/Percussion
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Ryan
also contributed his composition Steppin' Up and co-wrote
Dear D'Lana with Orbert on this CD.
Featuring:
Orbert Davis: Trumpet/Flugelhorn, Ryan Cohan: Piano,
Dee Alexander: Vocals, Ari Brown: Tracy Kirk: Trombone,
Tenor Sax, Lorin Cohen: Bass, Stewart Miller: Bass,
Kobie Watkins: Drums/Percussion, Alejo Poveda: Percussion,
Jose Rendon: Percussion
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"The
brilliance of [Orbert's] technique, the maturity of
his conception and the high polish of his arrangements
make Priority one of the most persuasive
jazz recordings of the year. Check out the bonus track,
a revelatory, historic account of Weatherbird,
in which Davis and pianist Cohan recall the inspired
partnership of Louis Armstrong and Earl Hines." --Howard
Reich, L.A. Times, 2002.
Ryan also contributed his composition Ask Me Nicely
and co-wrote Midnight In Bahia with Orbert on
this CD.
Featuring:
Orbert Davis: Trumpet/Flugelhorn, Ryan Cohan: Piano,
Ari Brown, Tenor Sax, Steve Eisen: Tenor Sax, James
Cammack: Bass, John Whitfield: Bass, Ernie Adams: Drums/Percussion,
Tracy Kirk: Trombone, Steve Barry: Trombone, Zachary
Brock: Violin, Pat Ferreri: Guitars, Kurt Elling: Vocals,
Bobbi Wilsyn: Vocals
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Dogwalker
Dogwalker,
a tail-in-cheek homage to Martin Scorsese's classic
film Taxi Driver, is a short feature written and directed
by Michael Frolichstein featuring an original score
recorded and produced by Ryan Cohan in his home studio.
Complementing Ryan's virtual orchestrations are Greg
Fishman on woodwinds, Ellen Fisher on cello, and Michael
Raynor on percussion. Dogwalker has been screened
at several midwest film festivals and aired on WTTW's,
Image Union in July 2004. Cohan's unique arrangements
tip their hat to Bernard Herrmann's Taxi Driver cues
and create the backdrop for this parody. Contact
Ryan for information on ordering the score.
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