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Jeremy Cohen

Jeremy Cohen’s electrifying violin performances have earned him nationwide accolades. Classically-trained and a student of Itzhak Perlman and Anne Crowden, Cohen’s eclectic style reflects his respect for a wide range of violinists from Perlman and Fritz Kreisler to Joe Venuti and Eddie South. Cohen has performed as soloist with numerous orchestras including the Virginia Symphony, the California Symphony, the Oakland East Bay Symphony, and the Reno Philharmonic. His recording credits include motion picture and television soundtracks including The Dukes of Hazzard and Jane Fonda’s Dollmaker, and as concertmaster on recordings with Linda Ronstadt, Ray Charles, Aaron Neville, Howard Keel and Cleo Laine. He appeared on Carlos Santana’s Grammy-winning CD Supernatural, Santana’s Shaman, and the original Star Wars compilation CD with John Williams. On the stage he was the solo violinist in San Francisco’s two-year production of Forever Tango and toured nationally with the Broadway production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. He has toured and recorded with the Turtle Island String Quartet.

Jeremy Cohen founded the pioneering string group, Quartet San Francisco, and has toured extensively with the group throughout the United States, China, Japan, Italy, Germany, and South Korea since 2001. Quartet San Francisco was awarded the Grand Prize in the First International Tango Competition at the Argentine Consulate in New York in 2004. QSF’s CDs have garnered seven Grammy nominations since 2006 in the categories of Best Classical Crossover, Best Engineered Classical, and Best Instrumental Composition. Cohen composes and arranges for the group and is in demand as a composer/arranger for other ensembles as well, including the Marin Symphony, the Sun Valley Music Festival Bronfman Chamber Music Series, San Jose Chamber Orchestra, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, the San Francisco Bay Area’s Peninsula Symphony, the Reading Philharmonic, the Reno Philharmonic, the Del Sol String Quartet, the Bridge Virtuosi, and the San Francisco Symphony.

A faculty member of the Henry Mancini Institute in Los Angeles (1997 to 2006) and visiting artist at the Frost Music School, University of Miami (2015 and 2016), Cohen also taught for six years at the Stanford Jazz Workshop. He has recorded three CDs with his ViolinJazz quartet on the Violinjazz Recordings (Violinjazz and A Taste of Violinjazz) and Dorian Sono Luminus labels (The Music of Eddie South). In 2004 he released Jeremy Cohen and Friends Celebrate Joe Venuti –100 Years, his DVD tribute to the great jazz violinist. Cohen publishes original works and arrangements for string players on his Violinjazz Publications imprint, many of which are accompanied by online tracks and YouTube videos.

Awards

Grammy Nomination for Best Classical Crossover Album, 'Quartet San Francisco Plays Brubeck' (2009)
Grammy Nomination for Best Engineered Album, Classical, 'Quartet San Francisco Plays Brubeck' (2009)

Grammy Nomination for Best Classical Crossover Album, 'Whirled Chamber Music' (2007)

Grammy Nomination for Best Classical Crossover Album, 'Látigo' (2006)
Grammy Nomination for Best Engineered Album, Classical, 'Látigo' (2006)


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Album Review

Jeremy Cohen: Raymond Scott Reimagined

Read "Raymond Scott Reimagined" reviewed by Walter Atkins


Raymond Scott Reimagined is an engaging collaborative project with Quartet San Francisco, Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band and the Grammy winning acapella group Take 6 on two tracks. The album is a thoughtful and stylish interpretation of Raymond Scott's legacy. It is also interspersed with audio tidbits featuring Scott's singular musical approaches. The album kicks off with the enticing “Powerhouse," familiar to anyone who has watched a Warner Bros Looney Tunes cartoon. “Toy Trumpet" is a tasty composition ...

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Take Five With Violinist Jeremy Cohen

Read "Take Five With Violinist  Jeremy Cohen" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Meet Jeremy Cohen Jeremy Cohen comes from a family of five musicians. Classically-trained and a student of Itzhak Perlman and Anne Crowden, Cohen's eclectic style reflects his respect for a wide range of violinists from Perlman and Fritz Kreisler to Joe Venuti and Eddie South. He has performed as soloist with numerous orchestras including the Virginia Symphony, the California Symphony and the Reno Philharmonic. His recording credits include motion picture and television soundtracks including The Dukes of Hazzard ...

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'Raymond Scott Reimagined,' An Unprecedented Musical Journey
 Arrives July 21 Via Violinjazz Recordings

'Raymond Scott Reimagined,' An Unprecedented Musical Journey
 Arrives July 21 Via Violinjazz Recordings

Source: 1888 Media

Violinjazz Recordings, the label of acclaimed Grammy-nominated musician Jeremy Cohen, principal violinist and founder of Classical Crossover specialists Quartet San Francisco, has announced the release of ‘Raymond Scott Reimagined,’ an unprecedented new collaboration teaming Quartet San Francisco with accomplished Grammy/Emmy Award-winning composer/producer/arranger Gordon Goodwin and revered Grammy-winning a capella group Take 6. The thrilling 14-track collection, which includes Goodwin’s fresh arrangements of eight Raymond Scott classics, including mainstays “Powerhouse,” “Twilight in Turkey,” “Huckleberry Duck,” “The Quintette Goes to a Dance” ...

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Violin Jazz Perform "The Music of Eddie South" on Dorian Sono Luminus - Now Available

Violin Jazz Perform "The Music of Eddie South" on Dorian Sono Luminus - Now Available

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations

On “The Music of Eddie South", Jeremy Cohen and his ensemble Violin Jazz shine new light on the music of one of the earliest great jazz violinists. Born in 1904, Eddie South was one of the most highly regarded jazz violinists of his time. A classical violin prodigy, he switched to jazz because of limited opportunities for African-American musicians and began his career playing in vaudeville and jazz orchestras with Freddie Keppard, Jimmy Wade, Charles Elgar, and Erskine Tate in ...

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Accomplished Contemporary Violinist Jeremy Cohen Releases New CD at Violinjazz.com

Accomplished Contemporary Violinist Jeremy Cohen Releases New CD at Violinjazz.com

Source: All About Jazz

Unique Violin Virtuoso for Symphony Orchestras, TV/Film Soundtracks and Legendary Entertainers Showcases His Very Own “ViolinJazz" Repertoire

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA) Jeremy Cohen, an accomplished contemporary violinist, today announced the release of his newest CD, “4tet San Francisco," a unique blend of original jazz, tango, classical and swing arrangements for the chamber music genre. In conjunction with his third CD release, Cohen also announced the launch of his new Web site, www.violinjazz.com.

In making the announcement, Cohen noted his newest CD ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Raymond Scott...

ViolinJazz Recordings
2023

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Recuerdos de mi Madre

OpenArt Productions
2022

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A QSF Journey

Reference Recordings
2018

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Nocturne

Papillon Recordings
2005

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Cutey and the Dragon

From: Raymond Scott Reimagined
By Jeremy Cohen

Toy Trumpet

From: Raymond Scott Reimagined
By Jeremy Cohen

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