"A wonderfully inventive Chicago pianist."
--Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune

"With his witty arrangements and blistering solo capabilities, Cohan is certainly on the edge of bigger things."
 --TimeOut Chicago

"[Ryan is] a soulful and smart composer and he can finesse the quickest of tempos with a what-me-worry touch."
--Time Out Chicago

"Cohan himself is a gifted, strong pianist from the Bud Powell-Herbie Hancock-Chick Corea tree [and] already a master at three-horn writing."
--Downbeat Magazine

"Ryan Cohan is unknown here, but this brilliant debut album [Here and Now] can change all that. Elements of local hero Herbie Hancock can be heard in his playing, but this gifted Chicagoan pianist-composer is definitely his own man."
--The London Evening Standard

"One of the top composers and pianists in today's music is Ryan Cohan, a Chicagoan who discovers new places to explore in the lands of post-bop jazz."
--Chicago Jazz Magazine

"Cohan's performance [at the Jazz Factory, Louisville, KY] demonstrated again that performing original jazz compositions and entertaining an audience are not mutually exclusive concepts. Cohan's skills as composer, musician and bandleader, as demonstrated here, should continue to take him on an odyssey of ever-increasing respect in the jazz world. We Louisvillians who have been able to watch him over the past few years will no doubt be able to say that 'we knew him when.'"
--louisvillemusic.com

"As a player, Ryan has all the goods. His improvisation is incredibly strong. He has terrific technique, yet chooses to use it only in services of the music. He is also very ready to step aside and let his fellow musicians shine, comping and supporting them."
--Medicine Hat News(AB, Canada)

"[Ryan] has a seemingly inexhaustible supply of ideas."
--The Jazz Institute Of Chicago

"[Ryan is] a master of both acoustic and electric jazz styles."
--All Music Guide, MSN Entertainment

"Make a note of the name RYAN COHAN - he is destined for great things. Not only does he write exceptional tunes, but he arranges and plays them with a level of maturity normally only found in artists many years his senior."
--Sirocco Music (UK)

"Cohan is an exciting [and] intensely percussive pianist who can quickly adjust to harmonic challenges."
-- Cadence

"....[Ryan has] a gift for arranging in impressive Vince Mendoza style. Another find from Sirocco."
--Ronnie Scott's House Magazine

"[Ryan is] a powerful, intriguing and thoughtful pianist and composer."
--Current (Ann Arbor, MI)

"Chicago pianist and composer Ryan Cohan's playing sparkles with subtle intricacies."
--Current (Ann Arbor, MI)

"A rising Chicago pianist."
--The Chicago Sun-Times

"Cohan's gift for melody invents lines that resonate in the mind with such inevitability that you think you've heard them before."
--Downbeat (excerpt from Here and Now liner notes)

"Driven by the soul of a Bobby Timmons, the swing of Wynton Kelly and the fire of McCoy Tyner, [Ryan's] sensitive touch and the way he allows the piano to resonate are his greatest assets, while also retaining an elegance reminiscent of another influence, Ahmad Jamal.
--The Bird Of Paradise, Ann Arbor, MI

"Ryan is a heavyweight composer and pianist that must be heard."
--Jazz Institute of Chicago

"You'll be struck by the exquisite detail of [Ryan's] writing"
--Chicago Tribune

"If [Here and Now] were a painting, the intriguing layers of color would be dazzling to the eyes. Traditional geometric forms would appear as abstract shapes from a more distant perspective and visa versa. On top of all this would be exceptionally detailed depictions of people, places and things that appear to be almost photographic in nature. Don't be surprised to see many awards garnered from this rare masterpiece."
--The Chicago Firefly

"Cohan is a tough, two-fisted, chordal player...[with] muscular, accurate technique."
--The New City Critic's Choice