<p style="margin: 0in 0in 11pt; text-align: left;" class="MsoDate" align="left"><br /><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">"Mr. Cohen isn't the average hippie gone Wall Street, he's also a certifiably smokin' barrel house rumba boogie-woogie piano player in the James Booker/Professor Longhair/Dr. John vein." </span></strong>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">David Bennett Cohen</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> has been a professional musician for more than 40 years. Best known for his innovative keyboard playing as an original member of the '60's rock band, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Country Joe and the Fish</strong>, he is an equally accomplished guitar player who has been involved in numerous music scenes throughout his varied career.</span>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">David began his musical education at the age of seven, studying classical piano for seven years. While studying the piano, he began to teach himself the guitar, beginning at the age of nine. When he was 14, he heard boogie-woogie piano for the first time and was hooked. Since then, he has explored many different styles of Blues and popular music. He was fortunate enough to have heard Otis Spann, Professor Longhair, Meade Lux Lewis and other masters of the genre perform live. </span>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">"What separates Cohen from a lot of other players is his unassuming ease behind the keys, and the ability to take that admiration past rote emulation, invoking the spirits of boogie-woogie, stride and blues piano greats without ever forcing things or just replicating other folks' licks."</span></strong>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In addition to Country Joe and the Fish, over the years, he has played and/or recorded with The Blues Project, Mick Taylor, The Luther Tucker Blues Band, Elvin Bishop, Hubert Sumlin, Melvin Van Peebles, Happy and Artie Traum, Arlen Roth, Eric Anderson, David Blue, Tim Hardin, Norton Buffalo, Jerry Miller, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Winter, Buddy Miles, Canned Hear, John Cippolina, Huey Lewis, Michael Bloomfield, Bob Weir, John Kahn, Johnnie Johnson, Jimmy Vivino, Jay Owens, Debbie Davies, Byther Smith, Bobby Kyle, Bill Perry, Rocky Lawrence, Johnny B. Gayden, Sandra Feva and others. </span>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">As a solo performer, he has shared the bill with Country Joe McDonald, Kenny Rankin, Bonnie Raitt, Richard Thompson, Jerry Garcia, Leo Kottke, Rufus Thomas, Meatloaf, Booker T., The Roches, Kingfish, J. Giles and Magic Dick and many others. </span>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">He played on Broadway and toured in the hit show, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">RENT,</strong> doubling on keyboards and guitars.</span>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">His latest CD, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“Cookin’ With Cohen,”</strong> is out on Core Records and is available online.</span>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">His CD’s, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“In the Pocket,” </strong>and <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“</strong></span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">David Bennett Cohen at the Piano”</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> have gotten great reviews and are also available online.</span>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">David has recorded numerous <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Blues piano and organ</strong> instructional products for <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Homespun Tapes</strong>, including DVD’s, audio and video tapes, and book/CD packages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has a network of students around the world who have learned from these products, as well as numerous students who have studied with him privately, some of which have gone on to have musical careers of their own, including <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Peter Cincotti</strong> , <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dave Keyes</strong> and others.</span>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">He is one of those rare musicians who consistently plays to great acclaim and enjoys the challenge of teaching what he knows, as well.</span>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In spite of his busy schedule, David still finds time for private <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">piano</strong> and <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">guitar students</strong>.</span>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">His professional approach, attitude and musicianship enhance any project that he is associated with. </span>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">He is currently lives in the New York City area.</span>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(All excerpts: CMJ New Music Report, by James Lein)</span>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Contact: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Janet Castiel</span>
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